European municipalities are invited to express interest in co-operating to realise carfree model settlements in their area (deadline: 30 April 2008).
The responding municipalities will be selected by a jury to participate in the international
“Carfree Area Pilot Project”. The proposal for the project will then be submitted to the European Commission under the programme “Intelligent energy – Europe”.
The project is organised by the
"World carfree network" (WCN) and is supported by the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR).
Who should participate?
Interested municipalities are asked to send proposals for appropriate sites. Most important is the availability of an area of sufficient size to allow the advantages of carfree living (space for people, safety, lack of noise pollution, etc.) to be experienced and to accommodate a population and urban density high enough to support attractive local public transport.
Why participate?
A Carfree Area offers many benefits including reduced fossil fuel consumption, thus cutting the ever increasing dependence on imported energy and contributing to climate protection, reduced air and noise pollution and a lower risk of injuries by traffic accidents, more space for people allowing more personal interaction with neighbours, diversified housing market, giving people more choices about how they want to live.
Background information
The "World carfree network"is an international network, which brings together organisations dedicated to promoting alternatives to car dependence and automobile-based planning.
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