EcoMobility Festival
A month-long mise-en-scène of urban mobility and transport, as we would like to see it in the future.
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The EcoMobility World Festival (EMWF) concept was initiated by ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability.
The EMWF is a month-long presentation of an innovative and forward thinking urban transportation culture. It is organized as a community-based mise-en-scène, during which one neighborhood is temporarily converted into an “ecomobile neighborhood” to present a real-life vision of car-free urban living for the future. The neighborhood will turn car-free and its community will experience an ecomobile environment and lifestyle for one month, a once-in-a life time opportunity to explore choices by living through a different scenario. The project is framed as a Festival so that it is perceived as fun for all people involved.
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Reasons why a city should host the festival
Participant cities have the chance to:
- Testing urban design and transport solutions for an ecomobile city and exploring residents’ acceptance
- Having a direct dialogue with residents in the city and support transport policies with international experts as advocates
- Providing direct economic benefit to the neighborhood during the Festival
- Raising the international profile and prestige of the city especially through the city’s progressive transport policy
- Obtaining direct feedback on the transport policy and practice from local and international experts and stakeholders
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What are the Requirements to host the EcoMobility World Festival?
The following are the most essential requirements for any city intending to host the EcoMobility World Festival.
- Political leadership with determination and strong will to implement a month-long automobile free event.
- Identify a neighborhood that will be the venue for the World Festival
- Be ready to organize the Festival with intensive residents’ and stakeholders’ participation
- Be prepared to handle constructive comments from local businesses and citizens and to talk to them in order to find solutions that address their concerns
- Be aware of the cost and prepare a budget
- Allocate sufficient resources for the Festival and the Congress
Interested in hosting the next EcoMobility Festival? Contact us at ecomobility@iclei.org or visit https://sustainablemobility.iclei.org/ecomobility-world-festival/.
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