Conferences

International NMT and Intermediate Means of Transport Conference and exhibition, February 2006 and hosted by the National Department of Transport. This conference considered ways in which to expand the boundaries of non-motorised and intermediate means of transport for sustainable livelihoods.

BEN partners and directors presented the following papers:
Louis de Waal: Effective integrated planning for bicycles, cars and people
Drs Roelof Wittink (Interface for Cycling Expertise): International overview of NMT promotion
Andrew Wheeldon: NGO case study
Bradley Schroeder (Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP): Panel discussion on Entrenching
  the concept of NMT to transform cities and ensure sustainability
Drs Roelof Wittink: Plenary Address: The Bicycle Partnership Programme
Drs Roelof Wittink: The cycling strategy of the Netherlands

Velo-city Conference 2007: Munich
Velo-city is an international forum that convenes every two years to discuss strategies to promote bicycle transport. In 2007 the conference theme was ‘From Vision to Reality’. Andrew Wheeldon presented a paper entitled ‘The role and importance of partnerships in the development of a successful bicycling city’. The paper focused on the first five years of BEN programmes in Cape Town, and outlined the way in which partnerships between government, civil society, industry and community-based organisations facilitated this progress. Louis de Waal and Andrew Wheeldon also chaired two sessions each.

 

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