Saturday, January 30, 2010

Summer Streets in Burlington this summer - you'll love it.

They do it in Ottawa, Montreal, Winnipeg, the Big Apple, San Francisco, Portland Oregon and even in Barrie Ontario.

We'd like to try it in Burlington and we are betting you'll love it!

Summer Streets is ....
- a way to promote a fun, healthy community
- a way to get people out of their cars & get physically moving
- a way to rediscover the joys of things we did as kids, like playing in the streets.

For examples of Summer Streets, go to Summer Streets NYC for a short 2 minute video or the 30 second promotion video.  It started in Bogota, Columbia as Ciclovia

Keep posted for more details.  If you would like to help out or your organization would like to participate, contact us.
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  1. RGenieJanuary 30, 2010 at 10:58 PM

    From Gil Penalosa

    Hi Gene,
    It is great that Burlington is moving forward with so many bicycle plans for 2010. Congratulations!!!

    By the way, in regards to the Summer Streets plan, we are hosting a public meeting this Tuesday in Toronto and we are bringing people from NYC and San Francisco to speak about their programs and I will do likewise with Bogota, Paris and Guadalajara. It would be interesting for all those working on a similar program to attend; it does not have any cost.

    Please send the attached flyer to all the people on your list

    Thanks

    Gil

    Gil (Guillermo) Penalosa
    Executive Director
    8 - 80 Cities
    Formerly: Walk & Bike for Life
    215 Spadina Ave. Suite 500
    Toronto, Ontario
    M5T 2C7 CANADA
    Telephone: 1 (416) 591-7404
    gpenalosa@8-80cities.org
    www.8-80cities.org

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