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cars to people in Colombia's largest city is now a model for the world. "A
city can be friendly to people or it can be friendly to cars, but it can't
be both," says former Bogot=E1 (Colombia) Mayor Enrique Pe=F1alosa. "Car Fr=
ee
Day is just one of the ways that Mr. Pe=F1alosa helped to transform a city
once infamous for narco-terrorism, pollution and chaos into a globally
lauded model of livability and urban renewal. His ideas are being adopted i=
n
cities across the developing world. They are also being championed by
planners and politicians in North America, where Mr. Pe=F1alosa has
reinvigorated the debate about public space once championed by Jane Jacobs.=
"
>>> <http://tinyurl.com/27x6xr>

*And a few great StreetFilms:*

Click here for a film about car-free streets in Bogota >>>
<http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/ciclovia/>Click here for a film about
bus rapid transit in Bogota
>>><http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/bus-rapid-transit-bogota/>

Click here for more information. <http://www.livablestreets.info/node/1946>

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<div>January 21, 2009 &n=
bsp; Hello, &nbsp; Livable Streets is excited to announce two upco=
ming special events!&nbsp; On January 29th, we will host the first annual &=
quot;Boston Bikes&quot; update with Nicole Freedman, Director of Boston Bik=
es program.&nbsp; Also, on Febuary 5th, a special &quot;Urban Happiness&quo=
t; StreetsTalk will be held with Enrique Pe=F1alosa, former mayor of Bogata=
, Columbia.&nbsp; Both events will be held at the Boston Public Library. SP=
ECIAL! Question &amp; answer sessions to follow both talks.&nbsp; Further d=
etails are outlined below.&nbsp; 
&nbsp; Thanks for your time and SPREAD THE WORD! &nbsp; Sincerely,=
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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Laura Kowalski Outreach Volunteer Livable=
 Streets Alliance 
email: <a href=3D"mailto:laura at livablestreets.info">laura at livablestreets.in=
fo</a> phone: 617-621-1746 <a href=3D"http://www.livablestreets.info/=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b><span style=3D"FONT=
-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><font face=3D"Times New Roman">L=
ivableStreets to host first annual &quot;Boston Bikes&quot; update</font></=
span></b><b><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><br>
</span></b><b><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"=
><font face=3D"Times New Roman">with Nicole Freedman, Director of Boston Bi=
kes program</font></span><font face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3"> <br>Thu=
rsday Jan. 29, 7:00 - 9:00 pm <br>
@ Boston Public Library, main branch at Copley </font><a href=3D"http://www=
.bpl.org/general/directions.htm" target=3D"_blank"><font face=3D"Times New =
Roman" size=3D"3">[ map... ]<br></font></a><font face=3D"Times New Roman" s=
ize=3D"3">free and open to the public<br>
</font></b><font face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3">LivableStreets Allianc=
e will host the 1st annual &quot;Boston Bikes Report&quot; by the city&#39;=
s Director of Bicycle Programs, Nicole Freedman. This important event is sc=
heduled for Thursday, January 29, 7 pm, Boston Public Library, main branch =
at Copley, mezzanine conference room. It is free and open to the public.</f=
ont></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face=3D"Times Ne=
w Roman" size=3D"3">The focus of the meeting will be on future steps needed=
 to create the &quot;world class bicycling city&quot; that Mayor Menino has=
 promised. There will be additional discussion about what could be done to =
significantly expand the cycling population -- and its political influence =
-- by attracting &quot;traffic intolerant&quot; bicyclists, by installing l=
ow-cost bike-friendly infrastructure in all parts of the city, and by setti=
ng up programs to assure that low-income and non-white communities feel inc=
luded, among other strategies. </font></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face=3D"Times Ne=
w Roman" size=3D"3">Over the past couple of years, LivableStreets Alliance =
has built coalitions with other groups to push the city and state towards t=
ransportation policies that create a safe, accessible, and ubiquitous infra=
structure that supports walking, bicycling, and transit options as well as =
appropriate car and truck traffic.</font></p>

In particular, LivableStreets Alliance members have pla=
yed a special role in helping Boston begin becoming more bike-friendly. Liv=
ableStreets board members co-founded the Hub On Wheels bike festival, organ=
ized the Bike Summit soon after Nicole Freedman was hired, helped convince =
the city to include bike lanes on Commonwealth Ave redesign project that or=
iginally didn&#39;t have any, and now serve on Boston Bike&#39;s advisory b=
oard.

This event is sponsored by LivableStreets Allianc=
e. <a href=3D"http://www.livablestreets.info/node/1921" target=3D"_b=
lank">Click here for more informa=
tion</a>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face=3D"Times Ne=
w Roman" size=3D"3">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b><span style=3D"FONT=
-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><font face=3D"Times New Roman">&=
nbsp;</font></span></b></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b><span style=3D"FONT=
-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><font face=3D"Times New Roman">S=
pecial StreetTalk: &quot;Urban Happiness&quot; with Enrique Pe=F1alosa </fo=
nt></span></b><b><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><br>
</span></b><b><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"=
><font face=3D"Times New Roman">What happens when you give street space bac=
k to people?</font></span></b><b><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><br></sp=
an></b><b><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><font=
 face=3D"Times New Roman">Thursday Feb. 5, 6:30 - 8:30 pm </font></span></b=
><b><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br>
</span></b><b><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><=
font face=3D"Times New Roman">@ Boston Public Library, main branch at Cople=
y </font><a href=3D"http://www.bpl.org/general/directions.htm" target=3D"_b=
lank"><font face=3D"Times New Roman">[ map... ]</font><span style=3D"mso-bi=
di-font-size: 10.0pt"><br>
</span></a><font face=3D"Times New Roman">free and open to the public</font=
></span></b><b><span style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><br></span></b><font face=
=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3">An accomplished public official, economist =
and administrator, Enrique Pe=F1alosa completed his three-year term as Mayo=
r of Bogot=E1, Colombia on December 31, 2000. While mayor, Pe=F1alosa was r=
esponsible for numerous radical improvements to the city and its citizens. =
He promoted a city model giving priority to children and public spaces and =
restricting private car use, building hundreds of kilometers of sidewalks, =
bicycle paths, pedestrian streets, greenways, and parks. After organizing a=
 Car-Free Day in 2000, he was awarded the Stockholm Challenge Award and rew=
arded by a referendum vote endorsing an annual car-free day. Pe=F1alosa als=
o led efforts to improve Bogot=E1&#39;s marginal neighborhoods through citi=
zen involvement; planted more than 100,000 trees; created a new, highly suc=
cessful bus-based transit system; and turned a deteriorated downtown avenue=
 into a dynamic pedestrian public space. He helped transform the city&#39;s=
 attitude from one of negative hopelessness to one of pride and hope, devel=
oping a model for urban improvement based on the equal rights of all people=
 to transportation, education, and public spaces.</font></p>

This event is part of a 4-day series of events sponsore=
d by <a href=3D"http://livablestreets.info/" target=3D"_blank"><font=
 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3">Livable Streets Alliance</a><fo=
nt face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3"> and the <a href=3D"http://it=
dp.org/" target=3D"_blank">Instit=
ute for Transportation and Development Policy</a>, in collaboration with <a href=3D"http://wal=
kboston.org/" target=3D"_blank">W=
alkBoston</a>, <a h=
ref=3D"http://adaptiveenvironments.org/" target=3D"_blank">Institute for Human Centered Design</a><fo=
nt face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3">, <a href=3D"http://bikesnotb=
ombs.org/" target=3D"_blank">Bike=
s Not Bombs</a>, <a=
 href=3D"http://thecharles.org/" target=3D"_blank">Charles River Conservancy</a>, <a href=3D"http://massbike.org/" target=3D"_b=
lank">MassBike</a>.

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 New Roman" size=3D"3">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size=3D"3"><font=
 face=3D"Times New Roman"><b>This is a great article about Enrique Pe=F1alo=
sa</b>:<br></font></font><a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/27x6xr" target=3D"_b=
lank"><font face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3">Bogot=E1&#39;s urban happin=
ess movement: A radical campaign to return streets from cars to people</fon=
t></a><font face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3"> (GlobeAndMail, June 2007)<=
br>