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Diary Date European Mobility Week 16th - 27th September 2007
15 May 2007
From 16 to 22 September 2007, European citizens will enjoy a week of events dedicated to sustainable mobility. The objective is to foster debate on the necessity for changes in transport behavior, especially use of private cars. The Carfree Day will be, as usual, the highlight of the week.
This is the sixth edition of European Mobility Week. This year's theme is "Streets for People," which is intended to make clear that increasing road space for cars is no solution to transport challenges. Reducing road capacity for cars is a sustainable solution that also improves health for all citizens without reducing mobility. Local governments are encouraged to reallocate some road space to non-motorized traffic.
Many Europeans are concerned about the poor quality of their air. Most favor increasing the amount of greenway and pedestrian area in order to rebuild local communities while solving air quality and noise pollution problems.
As is now well known, capacity reductions for road transport do not actually increase traffic congestion. Instead, traffic simply "evaporates."
