____________________________________ WORLD CARFREE NEWS >>> ____________________________________ Edition 70 ? August 2009 ? English version ____________________________________ Contents: QUOTATION OF THE MONTH WORLD CARFREE NETWORK ANNOUNCEMENTS - Network Capacity Building Seminar & AGM 2009, Prague, Czech Republic (November 4-8) - York, United Kingdom to host Towards Carfree Cities IX in June 2010 - Steering Committee Vacancies: Special call for Europeans - World Carfree Day: Spokespeople, Social Networking and Special Offers! - Logo Redesign Contest - New Carfree Blogosphere - Out Now: Carbusters 39! IN THE NEWS - Less Roads, More Relief - Air Pollution Suffocates Calcutta - India?s New Road Taxes - Buses in Developing Countries - China?s Speedy Trains - EU Lacking Vision for Transport Policy - Scotland's Greener Travel - Holland?s High Parking Fees - The Business of Bike-Sharing Systems - Obama signs $2 billion bill to refill 'clunkers' - Making Business on Carfree Broadway REPORTS - Bicycle Ambulance Project in Zambia - Future Scenarios for Perth, Australia - Car Free Development and New Street Design - Efficiency - Equity - Clarity - Travelling by bike in Denmark MEDIA & NETWORKING - Test your Awareness - Intersection Turned Into a Park - "Transportation Freedom" - Summer Streets in New York, USA - Anatomy of a Car Crash CURIOS - Distracted Driving - Pedal Power for Mobile Phones - Bike Bell Ringtone SUPPORT WORLD CARFREE NETWORK ___________________________________ QUOTATION OF THE MONTH >> ____________________________________ ?Around the world, in much of development work, transport is the ultimate enabler. By serving other sectors of a nation's economy, it puts development goals within reach.? Gary Forster, Head of Program Development for Transaid ___________________________________ WORLD CARFREE NETWORK ANNOUNCEMENTS >>