Ferrara: Italy's City of Bicycles Ciudad Para Todos: The City for Everyone Profile
The Bike-Sharing Phenomenon: The History of Bike-Sharing; The Bike-Share Boom; A World Possessed
Interview: Professor Hermann Knoflacher
World Carfree Day 2008
The Financial Car Crash
The B:C:Clettes
Interview: Andy Singer
It's yet another wonderful opportunity to show to the world how peaceful and beautiful life without cars can be… The annual celebration of the World Carfree Day will take place on September 22 in cities, towns and villages around the world. Visit our spanking new wiki site here: http://editthis.info/wcd/, containing detailed information about Carfree Day events taking place around the world. We welcome any group organising an event, large or small, to take a few minutes to update your event to the wiki. Also, please send short 200-300 word summaries of your event with images for us to consider publishing in the Autumn issue of Carbusters here: editors@worldcarfree.net.
Advertise in Carbusters!
Carbusters has decided to provide space for advertising. What better way to invest your money than to display your products or services in a publication and website that reaches the entire world and provides its space for very good prices (starting from US$35)! We will gladly accept and host ads from like-minded institutions, publications, businesses etc. Please contact us to find information about prices at: editors@worldcarfree.net.
Carbusters Awarded for Best Business Plan
Carbusters won the Czech Social Enterprise Competition and was awarded for the strongest social enterprise business plan based on the online expansion of Carbusters magazine. The NESsT-Citi Social Enterprise Competition was launched in April 2007 with support from Citi Foundation to enable civil society organisations (CSOs) in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to plan for and launch social enterprises. CSOs selected through the national competitions received capacity building support from NESsT (the Non-profit Enterprise and Self-sustainability Team) to develop their business plans for social enterprises that further their social impact and financial sustainability.
At the reception on June 30, NESsT and Citi showcased Carbusters as the Czech winner of the competition and presented the award (US$8,000) to implement the plans to redesign and develop www.carbusters.org. The reception was covered by Czech television, which featured it at its evening news, along with cartoons from Andy Singer (the video link can be found at the Carbusters Facebook fan page). Carbusters and the World Carfree Network would like to thank all the current and former staff members whose contribution was essential to the yearlong process of creating the successful CB plan!
AGM 2008 in Portland
The Annual General Meeting of the World Carfree Network took place in Portland, Oregon, June 20. Among other things, 17 organisations were approved for inclusion in the WCN, while significant changes were upheld regarding fees and active participation of members. Also, changes were made in the structure of the Steering Committee and the Advisory Board. Members of the WCN can read the meeting minutes at the members' wiki section of http://worldcarfree.net.
Call for Submissions!
Carbusters magazine is seeking submissions for its 36th issue. See here for further information.
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