150.000 participants cycle to work in Budapest (Hungary) |
The spring edition of the biannual "Cycle to work" campaign has been successfully concluded with larger then ever participation rates. Organised by the Hungarian Cyclists' Club and the Hungarian government the campaign aims to popularise bicycle commuting by engaging companies and individuals. (Note: in larger Hungarian cities cycling is still primarily considered only as a freetime activity.)
During the campaign's duration between 5 April and 8 May altogether 150.000 people in 5.577 company teams registered on the campaign website. They reported covering a total distance of 2.3 million km's, which corresponds to 170.000 EUR of saved petrol and 425t of avoided CO2 emissions. Though one must add that - in spite of the campaign's main goal and based on the results of random interviews - a large share of participants switched to bicycle from public transport and not from their private cars.
ELTIS in the "Cycle to work campaign": the ELTIS project partner Regional Environmental Center signed up with a 5-person team to the competition, collecting an total of 2231 km's and hence finishing among the top 1%!
Cycle to work campaign:
http://www.kamba.hu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=92&Itemid=70
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| 150.000 participants cycle to work in Budapest (Hungary) |
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| News Category: Initiatives Around Europe |
| Date Posted: 25/05/2009 |
