The focus of the 2009 edition’s program, is represented by the two days of events dedicated to the themes of sustainability, such as “Cycling along Kyoto”, promoted by the Emilia Romagna Region and the Municipality of Bologna in order to spread the adoption of sustainable consumptions and lifestyles.
Two days of events dedicated to healthy and sustainable lifestyles in the wonderful scenario of the compound of Sala Borsa, Piazza Maggiore and Piazza Nettuno. The event will symbolically focus on the bicycle: a simple and quite ancient means of transport that anyway lends itself to answer the complex needs of the new millennium: from the need to realize a sustainable mobility in the cities to the need of keeping fit in a natural way, thanks to a daily light physical activity.
Furthermore, thanks to its respect for the surrounding environment, the bicycle well communicates the concept of a sustainable use of the territory. Thanks to the “bike-generators”, people will discover energy and how much effort it requires to be produced. During the event, many volunteers will cycle in a symbolic trip to Kyoto, following a journey in stages that will allow them to discover best practices of “sustainability” from other countries.
After the symbolic trip to Kyoto, the event will take the participants to Copenhaghen, thanks to a video-box that will collect the messages they left for the leaders that will be reunited in Denmark to debate and take important decisions on climatic changes. During the whole week will be active a “Cycle Office” for a free check-up of the bikes and the application of the “registration mark” against theft. On Saturday morning a big relay will see many participants cycling from the whole Region taking their typical food and products to Piazza Maggiore.
he Municipality of Bologna joins in also to the “European day without cars” that will be dedicated to the mobility modalities with less impact for the environment, with particular attention to the improvement of public transport. In this occasion, the bus ticket will be valid for the whole day of the 22nd September and in the whole city. During this day, the new methane urban buses will be presented together with the new guided trolleybus system, an innovative e-ticketing system, the strengthening of some important bus services and a complex of interventions aimed to improve their accessibility to the bus stops. The rich program will be completed by: many live performances that will take place in the square, a convention on sustainability and Economy and some workshops dedicated to the good practices and to the healthy and sustainable lifestyles.
These events and initiatives will represent also the occasion to announce to the citizenship the European Project Civitas Mimosa that supports and promotes sustainable mobility thanks to the participation of the Municipality of Bologna, Emilia Romagna Region, the local mobility Company ATC and the mobility agency SRM. The realization of the planned interventions within the project, will contribute to make concrete this years’ European Mobility Week slogan, that is “Improving city climates”.
Going into details, the events’ program consists of the followings:
16th of September
Ice Creams and Cycle Lanes: Opening cycling – in cooperation with the cycle Association Bike Group Monte Sole. Departure at 8.15 pm in Piazza Maggiore
17th of September
Presentation of the circulation restriction measures, the sustainable mobility measures and the informative material on the cycle and intermodal viability.
18th-19th of September
“Cycling to Kyoto”;
Within the program will be realized the open- entrance convention: “Economy and Sustainability: the key issue for the future development. Experiences of Public Administrations and Companies that chose the sustainability”.
Borsa Hall, Auditorium Enzo Biagi, 18th September 9.00 am -1.30 am
Cycling in safety – safe driving course for young people and families by Bologna Municipal Police Department.
Piazza Maggiore, 18th and 19th of September 9,30 am
- Workshop: To change the air it’s no good to go faraway. Presentation of European and Italian sustainable mobility experiences.
City Center (Borsa Hall), 18th of September 2,30 pm - 4,00 pm
- Double auction of bicycles: special appointment for who is looking for a used and not a stealed bicycle!
Piazza Maggiore,18th of September 4,00 pm
- Examples of sustainability from under fourty-year people from Bologna: Opening of the exhibition dedicated to sustainable projects and works made by young Bolognese architects, engineers and designers.
City Center (Borsa Hall), 18th of September 4,30 pm
- Workshop: A network of bicycles for schools. The spread of the use of the bicycle in schools as a possible scholastic tool to promote health and the rediscovery of the territory.
City Center (Borsa Hall), 18th of September 5,30 pm - 7,00 pm
- Green years, children draw the sustainability. Presentation of the publications for children “Fit and happy” belonging to the “Bike and Go” Project and “Wish of Bicycle”
Covered Square (Borsa Hall), 19th of September 10,30 am
- Sustainable cycle relay. Arrival of cyclists coming from the whole Region with typical products of their cities. Delivery of gadgets, informative material and registration for the final extraction.
Piazza Nettuno 19th of September 12.00 am
- Price-giving of the “Sustainable cycle relay” and the “Half an hour for Kyoto” events’ participants
Piazza Nettuno, 19th of September 4.30 pm
- A sustainable overview of the city. A History of the Art class by Eugenio Riccomini.
Piazza Nettuno, 19th of September 9.00 pm
- Resistant Cyclicts. Cycle visits guided by Pino Cacucci to the Bolognese Resistance sites.
19th-20th of September
Hearth and Memory paths: initiatives on well-being and health promoted by the Municipality of Bologna - Italian Network of healthy cities. Margherita Gardens, Jacchia Square.
21st of September
Mobility day: ECOmeasures to improve home-work and home-school movements.
22nd of September
European day “In the city without my car”
This day will be dedicated to low impact modalities of transport and the bus ticket will be valid for the whole day within the whole city. The choice of an eco-consistent public transport: exhibition of new ATC means of public transport and presentation of the new e-ticketing system.
Move along by feet in safety: new 30 areas and the projects of “Bella Fuori”
Ice Creams and Cycle Lanes: Closing cycling – in cooperation with the cycle Association Bike Group Monte Sole. Departure at 8.15 pm from Piazza Maggiore.
Contact:
Mauro Borioni
Comune di Bologna
Settore Mobilità Urbana
Tel.:+39 051 2195850
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