Guest Speaker - Public transport bike rental system in the Netherlands
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REGISTRATION REQUIRED
$10 general admission
$5 for Toronto Cyclists Union members
FREE for Complete Streets Forum registrants
Please Register at: http://tinyurl.com/yhck2x3
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COMPLETE STREETS FORUM, Community Event
TOPIC: Cycling integrated public transport in The Netherlands
SPEAKER: Kaj Mook, Director, NS OV-fiets, Dutch Railways
PANEL: Sean Wheldrake, City of Toronto Public Bikeshare Program Coordinator.
Moderator - Matthew Blackett, Spacing magazine
ABOUT:
NS OV-fiets (translation: "public transport bicycle") is a bike rental service available at all Dutch rail stations. Kaj is involved in spreading the Dutch cycling knowledge world wide as member of the Cycling.nl network of I-CE (Interface for Cycling Expertise). His aim is to make OV-fiets more professional and more popular, with more clients, more rental points and more rentals.
During his presentation, Kaj will provide an overview of the public transport rental bike system in the Netherlands, the history of its integration at rail stations, and the cycling facilities provided by the Dutch Railways. He will also provide some comparisons between cycling in the Netherlands and in Canada.
Last year, Toronto opened Canada’s first bicycle station at Union Station and is currently exploring options for launching and operating its own public bicycle system. If adopted by Council this spring, this exciting initiative will result in hundreds of bikes available for public use in the downtown core.
The Complete Streets Forum takes place on April 23, 2010 at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto. This community event is one of the pre-conference activities taking place on April 22, 2010.
http://www.torontocat.ca/main/completestreetsforum2010
Presented by:
The Toronto Cyclists Union
Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation
Go Green Go Dutch Go Bike!
