Ideaplants

Yesterday I got to attend a mobility debate organized by Jong Groen & Ecoloj, the two green parties in Brussels.

Besides representatives of both parties, Pascal Smet, Minister of Mobility in Brussels (Sp.a) were in the discussion panel.

I found it quite interesting to join the debate – not only to see that it is actual possible to organize a debate that is completely bilingual but also since I personally never realized the complexity of the mobility issue in bigger cities.

It is quite interesting to realize that the current transport system is built for for cars although it acually compromizes only a smaller percentage of the population that is commuting day in day out in our city.

Car-free sundays, awareness work, more encouraged bikers on the roads… compared to other big cities like London and Berlin, Brussels still has a long way to go in creating an efficient and sustainable transport system.

This video shows a guerillia action called stop stealing our forests that was done by friends of the earth in Brussels in November 2007.

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