Switch ON invites you to 'Cycle Rally Kolkata, 2015' and the Launch of 'Sustainable Kolkata' Travel Exhibition. Hundreds of Cyclists, Students, Environmentalists and Commuters will take the streets on their bikes to undertake this ride across the length and breath of Kolkata. Please join us!
Date - 18th January 2015
Time and Venue - Press Meet & Launch of ‘Sustainable Kolkata’ Travel Exhibition : Kankurgachi, CIT Building (Behind Old Post Office), Block 124.
Flag off : 7 am, Taratala More by Eminent Transport Expert Mahesh Gaur of TRIPP, IIT Delhi.
Route – The rally will start from Taratala More and travel upto Syambazar and back. Riders can join at any point in the rally.
Route map - https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=zLc5jWzoIAGc.kKGNqs2aWiQM
Organizers - Cycle Samaj, Switch ON, KCAAJRC, Yuva Bharat, Presidency Student's Union, We are the Common People
Supporters & Mentors - Prof Dr. Geetam Tiwari (IIT Delhi), Dunu Roy (Hazard Centre), Rajendra Ravi (IDS), Sandeep Gandhi (SGArchitects), Shreya Gadepalli (ITDP)
RSVP - Meghna De : 08420104759
We will unveil people friendly, efficient, sustainable and equitable road designs with a priority for public transport for 4 key roads - AJC Bose Road, APC Road, Ultadanga and Dhakuriya at the travel exhibition at Kankurgachi. This exhibition will travel different schools and colleges of Kolkata, with the aim to start a dialogue with the students, and create awareness on Alternative Transport Designs for the city.
Please find below and attached an invitation for the program.
