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Well
that's Velo-city over for another 2 years.
EXCEPT
THAT - we want to keep the spirit going until
Paris.
NEW
V-C 2003 web site
http://www.velo-city2003.com
The
end of V-c 2001conference
resolution
There
are plans to keep this site updated. not only to put some,
or all, of the conference papers on-line, but also to keep
people in touch with what those who came to the conference
(AND those who didn't make it) are doing.
If
you have any news, views, ideas or web site links please
send them to the MESSAGE
BOARD
or me
Chris
Hill, website and Scottish Daily Cyclist
producer.
MEANWHILE,
what some of you thought -
(In alphabetical order!)
"Velo-city
2001 has achieved our objective of going out into the
community and raising the profile of cycling to the people
in Glasgow. The people of Glasgow know about Velo-city 2001.
Ten years ago, it would have been viewed as slightly
ludicrous the idea of Glasgow hosting an international cycle
planning conference. The conference outreach programme -
particularly going out to schools - has meant that the
general public now know what our cycling policies are all
about."
Alan
Malcolm, senior depute director, Land Services, Glasgow City
Council.
"It
has been an outstanding conference, the most profound
experience of my career. There are times, when you are
working, when you feel you are tilting at windmills (making
little difference), because it can be so difficult for the
authorities to take cycling seriously. Cycling is such an
answer to so many problems, culturally and economically. I
have learned a great deal from other countries. Velo-city
2001 has been an opportunity to compare and contrast. For
me, it has been very validating. It has also given me some
perspective on my own work. It has taught me to be more
patient. Some countries have been doing for decades what I
have just begun. I do believe the Velo-city 2001 website
should be become a forum for continued discussion. I do
intend using the bulletin
board."
Christine
Davies, Safe Routes to School, California,
USA.
"Velo
City enhanced its reputation as Europe's premium cycling
event. The stature and quality of speakers gets better every
time. This is an event which senior politicians want to be
associated with and make key announcements at."
David
Begg, Chair, UK Commission for Integrated
Transport
"It
was very rich, sometimes too rich - about all these cycling
policies through the world. The regret is that delegates
from the USA were unable to come because of the terrorist
attacks on New York and Washington. I liked the
Edinburgh-Glasgow combination. It was nice to see a little
bit of the whole of Scotland as a result. I surprised myself
by being able to complete the cycle ride. I hadn't ridden
that distance before. Some of the things I heard about the
Scottish experience I hear too in France. It was a tight
timetable, because I always felt I could have done with more
time speaking to other delegates."
Didier
Couval, cycling officer, Ile-de-France,
France.
"Velo-city
2001 has proven that Scotland is in tune with the best of
cycling policy throughout the world and the delegates will
have learned much from us as we have learned much from
them.
Erl
Wilkie, director, Velo-city 2001.
"People
here have been so kind. The Scottish people are
extraordinarily friendly. Both cities are outstanding. I am
an architect and I have found the visit to the cities
fascinating. Coming to a conference such as Velo-city 2001
helps you realise you are not alone. So many problems are
universal. How to make our cities more bicycle-friendly is a
shared problem. So I leave Velo-city 2001 with more tools to
cope with situations. And also a bit of realism that the
solutions take time to achieve."
Guido
Segal, head of Tel Aviv Yafo Strategic Plan,
Israel.
"This
is second time around and it is even better. The first time
was in 1984, in London, where I was co-director of the
conference. In 17 years, we have travelled a very long way.
The standard of work that is being described at the
conference is very impressive but also the range of people
is so much broader. Also, the politicians are listening. The
whole area of children and cycling is the most exciting new
development and I can see it becoming a crucial part of
future Velo-city conferences."
Ian
Maxwell, director, outreach programme, Velo-city
2001.
"For
me, the most interesting thing was about the work with
children. In the Netherlands, it is the one cycling item
that requires more attention. It was a little depressing
because I met so many people who have a hard job, convincing
their senior politicians; a hard job to change the culture
and habits. Here, too many people still think cyclists as
either crazy, eccentric or poor."
Judith
Dielbandhoesing, Bicycle Policy Officer, Netherlands
government.
"We
have clearly succeeded in showing that cycling is an
important part of many different policy areas, such as
health, urban issues, poverty reduction and children. The
Velo-city 2001 event provided a good combination of the
professional and the accessible."
Olly
Hatch, director, Velo-city conference series.
"Although I was only able to join the conference at the
very end of the four-day event, I was impressed not just by
the programme but also by the fact that the participants
seemed to be having so much fun. It provided me an excellent
platform to present my views and the initiatives I am
launching in the field of children's environmental
health".
Margot Wallström, European Union Commissioner for
the Environment
"The
most positive conference I've been to. A lot better than I
thought it would be. You tend to under-estimate things that
are on your own doorstep and I did with this. The
hospitality has been the killer, absolutely superb,
underlining all you hear about Scotland. The weather was
perfect - I know you organised that too."
Rob
Brock, Irlam and Cadishead Cycle Users' Group
"After
speaking, I sat in on 2 or 3 of the following sub-plenary
sessions of the conference, and was impressed by the quality
of the debate. Velo-City 2001 had a strong and varied
business programme, and certainly seems to have been
successful in demonstrating partnership opportunities. The
friendly mood of the conference was noticeable and must have
been a telling factor in developing good contacts for the
future. I am sure that the development and use of the
website helped ensure that delegates arrived well-briefed
and up to speed on the issues so they could participate much
more fully in the proceeding"
Sally
Keeble MP, Minister for Local Transport, Department for
Transport, Local Government and the Regions,
England
CONFERENCE
RESOLUTION
500 delegates from 42 countries around the world
attending the Velo-city 2001 Conference in Edinburgh and
Glasgow have affirmed the theme of "Partnership for Change"
in helping to promote cycling. Cycling is a key component in
the global push for environmental sustainability as well as
a form of transport which enhances personal health. The
economic benefits of cycle tourism and the development of a
new cycling "culture" through the support and enthusiasm of
children have been stressed.
The conference has raised public awareness in both
Edinburgh and Glasgow of the wider benefits of cycling in an
international context and helped add credibility to the
growing commitment by both Councils to continue to develop
and enhance their cycle facilities, training and
education.
Conference therefore calls on all national
governments, public authorities, cycling advocates and
others to develop the partnership approach demonstrated in
Velo-city 2001 in Scotland to make cycling essential to
local transport worldwide.
Conference
Newsletters
Monday17.9.01
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Tuesday
18.9.01
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Wednesday
19.9.01
(pdf 120k)
Thursday
20.9.01
(pdf 468k)
Friday
21.9.01
(pdf 600k)
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What
is Velo-city? It is the biggest cycle planning conference in
the world (Tell
me more).
What is
Velo-city 2001? It is this year's Velo-city conference,
being held in Scotland, between the cities of Edinburgh and
Glasgow between the 17th and the 21st of September
(Tell
me more).
Is it
for me? If you are involved in bicycle manufacturing or
retailing, civil engineering, cycle campaigning, education,
green issues, health, local politics, national politics,
public transport, publishing cycle-related media, road
safety, town planning, transport planning or tourism - then
probably. Over 500 delegates are expected from all over the
world.
What
are the main themes? There are five themes or "tracks"
Sustainable
Transport and Planning;
Children
and Mobility;
Environment
and Land Use;
Tourism
and Economy;
Health
and Well Being.
Anything
else? A schools outreach programme, big
name speakers,
plus an extensive social
programme,
cycling and professional development
programme.
Getting
to Scotland?
Easy and inexpensive - Especially for the first 200
registered delegates who are being offered free rail travel
within the UK
Accommodation?
To suit all tastes and budgets, ranging from low to mid to
high price
How do
I book? On-line
or using a form attached to the paper version of the
conference Invitation to Register brochure, available by
telephoning (0)141 434 1500 or e-mailing
velo_city@meetingmakers.co.uk
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