Invitation for Film Screening (on benefits of cycling) at Carter Road Bandra
KBS Foundation invites you for a public film screening on “Role of non- polluting, “Active Modes of Transportation” in creating a green city”.
Climate change is not fiction any more. It is palpable. We have been witnessing warmer summers over the years. Accelerated climate change is a result of human actions. Highest contribution to green house gas emissions are by thermal power plants followed by transport related emissions and building activity. Therefore, intelligent, appropriate and green solutions to urban transport will play an important role in cleaning and greening our habitat.
We will concern ourselves in this meeting with the benefits that “Active Transportation” especially using bicycles for everyday journeys can bring for our habitats and us.
The films:
1. Ciclovia
For the past 10 years Bogota , the capital of Colombia , makes 120 km of road “automobile free” every Sunday between 7am - 2pm for the citizens to come outdoors and enjoy the streets. Produced by StreetFilms (www.streetfilms. org).
2. New York Summer Streets Program
Last year, the New York City Department of Transportation held its first Summer Streets event on Saturday by opening 7 miles of city streets to pedestrians and bike traffic only. From 7 AM to 1 PM, roads were car-free from 72nd Street to the Brooklyn Bridge with Park Avenue serving as the backbone of the route. Produced by StreetFilms (www.streetfilms. org).
3. Cycle friendly cities/Program’ s-Velib,DC Bike Sharing,Rethinking
These films do a great job of showing the many benefits of cycling-friendly cities shows how a commitment to designing cities that are people-oriented, not car-oriented, can make urban residents happier, healthier, and more environmentally responsible.
Program:
Date: 30th May 2009 (Saturday)
Time: 6.30-8.30pm
Venue: Carter Rd Amphitheater, Bandra (West)
6.30pm - Inauguration.
6.35pm - 7.40pm - Screening of the above mentioned short films on benefits of cycling
7.40pm - 8.10pm - Panel Discussion
8.10pm - 8.25pm - Q&A
8.25pm - Vote Of Thanks
We look forward to seeing you there!
