Released on = April 5, 2007, 8:30 pm

Press Release Author = John Z Wetmore, Perils For Pedestrians

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = The Velo-City Bicycle Conference in Dublin, Ireland, is
featured on Episode 105 of \"Perils For Pedestrians\". The program will be carried on
The Universityhouse Channel (DISH Network 9411) on Tuesday, April 10, at 9:30 PM
Eastern time, 6:30 PM Pacific time.


Press Release Body =
The Velo-City Bicycle Conference in Dublin, Ireland, is featured on Episode 105 of
\"Perils For Pedestrians\". The program will be carried on The Universityhouse
Channel (DISH Network 9411) on Tuesday, April 10, at 9:30 PM Eastern time, 6:30 PM
Pacific time.

Every second year, bicycle experts from around the world get together for the
international Velo-City Conference. The 15th Velo-City Conference was held in
Dublin, Ireland. John Z Wetmore, host of the television series \"Perils For
Pedestrians\", traveled to Dublin to talk with conference organizers and
participants.

The first interview is with Oliver Hatch, the Velo-City series director. The series
started as a single conference in Bremen, Germany, in 1980. The second was in
London, followed by Groningen, Copenhagen, and Milan. Over the years, the
conference has advanced from basic technical issues to the broader challenge of
including cycling as an integral part of the transportation system. A highlight of
the Dublin conference was an evening ride of thousands of bicyclists through central
Dublin.

Next, Wetmore talks with Michael Aherne with the Dublin Transportation Office, who
was the Dublin conference director. The theme was \"Delivering the Vision\". Dublin
hoped to learn from conference attendees and be inspired by the vision of a better
city for bicycling.

The third interview is with Damien O\'Tuama, discussing the Dublin Cycling Campaign.
The Dublin Cycling Campaign works to make the streets safer for cyclists and to
raise public awareness of the benefits of cycling. Issues of concern to Dublin
cyclists included the large number of Heavy Goods Vehicles serving the port, vehicle
speed, the design of bicycle facilities, and bicycle parking.

Mary Crass, with The European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT), was also
at Velo-City. ECMT published a study, \"National Policies to Promote Cycling\". The
study looks at the current role of national governments in cycling, barriers to good
policies, and what good national policy can do. Although bicycle facilities are
often built and maintained by local governments, national governments set policies
that determine the regulatory, legal, and fiscal environment in which local
governments operate. Coordination across government agencies, and across levels of
government, are necessary to clearly define roles and responsibilities, and move
bicycling out of the margins of transportation policy.

Finally, Wetmore interviews an advocate from Italy, Giuseppe Caprarelli. In Rome,
neighborhood \"Bicycle Workshops\", or Ciclofficine, are grassroots organizations that
promote cycling. They recycle abandoned bicycles, and put them in the hands of
people who cannot afford to buy a bicycle. The recipient helps in the restoration
of the bicycle, thereby learning how to maintain it once they own it.

\"Perils For Pedestrians\" is a public affairs television series that looks at
problems confronting pedestrians and bicyclists in their communities, and solutions
to those problems from across the United States, and around the world. John Z
Wetmore, host of the series, has interviewed advocates, engineers, planners, and
public officials in all 50 states and in 9 foreign countries. In addition to The
Universityhouse Channel on satellite, \"Perils For Pedestrians\" appears on over 100
public access cable channels. Episode 105 can also be seen on Google Video at:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid

Web Site = http://www.pedestrians.org

Contact Details = John Z Wetmore
5305 Bradley Boulevard
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-654-5305
john@pedestrians.org