"In town without my car" day

20th September 2007

Green Party Councillors Bernard Little said, "We welcome In Town Without My Car Day."

"The two of us Green Councillors cycle every day in the city centre. We need this initiative to extend to every day of the year if we are to really to begin to make a dent in tackling climate change, congestion in the city, our oil addiction and the obesity crisis. Hopefully the Carbon Quids idea will take off and Sheffield's green currency will show that as a city we can lead the way in becoming a low carbon city."

"I have a public transport pass issued by the City Council to use on the bus and tram. It is good to use public transport as a stress free alternative to the car. The two of us are members of the City WizzGo Car Club, which means we can when necessary share a car to out of the way areas of the city without the need for ownership. We do recognise that for many people walking needs to be encouraged through local pedestrian crossing and planning a city that reduces the need to travel in the first place. This is why we support local shops, post offices and community schools and are pressing the government to re-regulate the buses so that being without a car is a real alternative for all. "

"More than one car free day a year? If we are serious about saving the planet and our health lets have it at least every week! If other European Cities are doing better than us why can't we take a lead?"

ENDS

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