<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> The mere experience of taking a policymaker through one poor person’s transport itinerary from his home to his job (which sometimes will take 2 hours or more) may make him aware of the fact that there should be something done about it. After that first (and impressive ride), he/she may be motivated to leave the car for a couple of days a month. Then a couple of days a week, then every day of the week. If you arrive at this last step, you have an ally. But, you need to get to that point progressively, just as Darwin explained it.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Best regards, <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Carlos F. Pardo Coordinador de Proyecto GTZ - Proyecto de Transporte Sostenible (SUTP, SUTP-LAC) Cl 125bis # 41-28 of 404 Bogotá D.C., Colombia Tel:  +57 (1) 215 7812<o:p></o:p> Fax: +57 (1) 236 2309  Mobile: +57 (3) 15 296 0662 e-mail: <a href="mailto:carlos.pardo@sutp.org" title="mailto:carlos.pardo@sutp.org">carlos.pardo@sutp.org</a> Página: <a href="http://www.sutp.org/" title="http://www.sutp.org/">www.sutp.org</a><o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> De: sustran-discuss-bounces+carlos.pardo=sutp.org@list.jca.apc.org [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+carlos.pardo=sutp.org@list.jca.apc.org] En nombre de Eric Britton Enviado el: Lunes, 14 de Agosto de 2006 01:06 a.m. Para: 'Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport' CC: NewMobilityCafe@yahoogroups.com; LotsLessCars@yahoogroups.com Asunto: [sustran] Low Car Diet?<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Joselito Lomada Guevarra writes on this date on the subject of Carlos Prado’s suggestion that we somehow get policy makers to use cycles and/or public transport themselves to better understand the possibilities and needs of us ordinary people in our day to day lives: "And how do you intend to do this? Riding bicycles or public transport once or twice won't sway them that easily...they need to do it over a long period of time...continuously.<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> Indeed that’s where we think that a concept like the Low-Car Diet might be put to use with real results. <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> Low Car Diet? Never heard of it? Well click <a href="http://www.google.com/search?as_q=&num=100&hl=en&newwindow=1&rls=GGLG%2CGGLG%3A2006-25%2CGGLG%3Aen&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=Low+car+diet&as_oq=&as_eq=carb&lr=&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&as_rights=&safe=images">http://www.google.com/search?as_q=&num=100&hl=en&newwindow=1&rls=GGLG%2CGGLG%3A2006-25%2CGGLG%3Aen&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=Low+car+diet&as_oq=&as_eq=carb&lr=&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&as_rights=&safe=images</a>  60,000 (SIXTY THOUSAND) entries in Google.<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> Pressure your political representatives and candidates for public office to go on a public low car diet. Help them. Organize a local event and gets lots of people to give it a try.  As you can see through Google, here is a New Mobility concept for which it is easy to get media attention. <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> What a simple concept!  A full month. That is a real commitment to sustainability. No matter what the final decision of that individual might be. Not to worry, they will be changed in some fundamental ways for life.<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> PS. IN the New Mobility Briefs (<a href="http://newmobilitypartners.org/">http://newmobilitypartners.org</a>) we are going to do a special issue on Low Car Diets. Stay tuned. <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> PPS. What about this as a project that can be announced in your city for your next Car Free Day? That’s exactly what they are for by the way. <o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>