Too late for the seminar but it will come around again and the end has
contact info
Quoted message said:From: Johanna Wright <
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From: Master of Public Policy Program <[email hidden]>Please distribute widely
The Public Policy Program Brown Bag Lunch Seminar Series proudly
presents:
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:"The royal mode of urban transport: Cycling in the Pacific North West
and the Netherlands" with Loek Hesemans
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Thursday September 13th, 2007 from 12:00-1:00pm at Harbour Centre Room
3000Cycling is interwoven in Dutch culture even the royal family rides
bikes.
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:The Dutch are almost complacent about it, and rarely think about the
advantages of cycling as mode of transport. In the Pacific North West,
cycling is definitely on the rise, both as a form of recreation or
sport
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mode.
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Maybe Dutch experience can help accelerate its growth.
Loek Hesemans works for the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports in
the
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Netherlands. A study tour in a foreign country is part of the
curriculum
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:of his Master programme at the Netherlands School of Public
Administration
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:in The Hague, with which Simon Fraser has an exchange relation. During
his
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:study tour he is comparing public cycling policy between the
Netherlands
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Best,
Dawn Geil
Manager, Academic and Administrative Services
Public Policy Program
Phone: (778) 782-5289
Fax: (778) 782-5288
www.sfu.ca/mpp