Car free cities April 6, 2016, 14.00-17.00
Irene Eleta
Since there has not been a meet up in a while, I invite you to this workshop organized at CREAL about CAR FREE CITIES on April 6, from 14:00 to 17:00. Please don't forget to write to Mar Ferrer at mfer...@creal.cat if you are interested in attending because there is limited space.
To: "Air Pollution Group" <apg...@creal.cat>, "Grup Crealeta" <crea...@creal.cat>
Sent: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 8:44:38 AM
Subject: Car free cities April 6, 2016, 14.00-17.00
Your are cordially invited to:
CAR FREE CITIES AND HEALTH: DESIRABLE AND FEASIBLE? A PATHWAY TO HEALTHY URBAN LIVING?
Wednesday 6 April 14.00-17.00 PRBB, Barcelona
Please contact Mar Ferrer to register: mfer...@creal.cat
Organisers: Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen (CREAL, Barcelona )
Background: Many cities across the world are seeking to shift their transportation focus away from private cars and towards greener, citizen-focused and more active mobility means. Hamburg, Oslo, Helsinki, and Madrid have recently announced their plans to become (partly) private car free cities. Other cities like Paris, Milan, Chengdu, Masdar, Dublin, Brussels, Copenhagen, Bogota, and Hyderabad have measures that aim at reducing traffic including implementing car free days, investing in cycling infrastructure and pedestrianization, restricting parking spaces and considerable increases in public transport provision. Such plans and measures are particularly implemented with the declared aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but also the high air pollution levels, which many city centers are currently experiencing. These reductions are also likely to benefit public health.
Some of the likely effects of car free policies are e.g. significant reductions in traffic-related air pollution, noise, and temperature in city centers, and therefore a reduction in mortality and morbidity. Furthermore the reduction in the number of cars and therefore a reduction in the need for parking places and road space may provide opportunities to increase green space and green networks in cities, which in turn can lead to many beneficial health effects. All these measures are likely to lead to higher levels of active mobility and physical activity and therefore improve public health and provide more opportunities for people to interact with each other in public space.
However, how likely and feasible are car free cities and what are the practical implications of such policies? The aim of the workshop is to highlight the potential health benefits and discuss the desirably and feasibility of such policies.
14.00-14.30 Overview of car free cities and potential health benefits
14.30-14.45 Health impact assessment
14.45-15.10 Tea break
15.10-15.30 Overview of policies and potential consequences
15.30-15.50 Overview of policies and potential consequences in Barcelona
15.50-17.00 Discussion on desirability, feasibility, and policies and measures
Please forward this message to anyone who may be interested.
Mª del Mar Ferrer
Doctor Aiguader, 88 | 08003 Barcelona
Tel. +34 93 2147330 | Fax +34 93 2147302
mfer...@creal.cat
www.creal.cat
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