Ethical Routes by Bicycle: Day for sustainable transportation in Alexandroupoli

AMKE Koino Mellon – Common Future, in collaboration with AMKE NatTour, organize the information day entitled “Ethical Bicycle Routes” on Friday, September 27, 2024, at 11:00, at the Exhibition Art Center of Evros “Nomarxeio”, in Alexandroupoli. The event, which is sponsored by the Evros Regional Unit, aims to promote the ethical dimension of sustainable cycling.

Objectives of the Conference

The aim of the conference is to highlight the positive effect of cycling on people, the environment and local development. It is addressed to those who do not use a bicycle or electric scooter in their daily commute, but also to those who are interested in learning about the benefits of urban cycling. The safety and potential risks of using these media will also be a key topic of discussion.

Thematic Sections

The event will discuss the importance of sustainable mobility, with an emphasis on the benefits of cycling, both for the individual and for the community. At the same time, reference will also be made to the use of the electric scooter as an alternative means of transportation, which has gained ground in recent years.

Organizers

AMKE Koinono Mellon – Common Future, with the ethical award mark Ethic Up, and AMKE NatTour, with the Bike Friendly label, are behind this initiative, reinforcing the idea of ​​sustainable development and ethical mobility.

The day is expected to attract the interest of both citizens and local bodies, contributing to the understanding of the importance of ethical and sustainable urban mobility.

Ethical routes – Speakers – Topics

11:00 Start of Conference – Greetings

Chrysa Argyrakaki, co-founder and manager of Common Future, Member of the Ethic up Evaluation Committee.

11:10 Ethical Route 1:

Vicky Karanzavelou, general manager of NatTour – Bike Friendly, journalist and co-founder of Travel Daily News: Bike Friendly: Bike, electric bike, scooter, electric scooter. The evolution of alternative mobility. Pros, cons and ways to use them sustainably.

11:20 Ethical Route 2:

Giorgos Roumeliotis, co-founder of Common Future, Member of the Ethic up Evaluation Committee: “From my home at the Prefecture. The ethical dimension of urban cycling”.

11:30 Ethical Route 3:

Ioannis Naitidis, deputy mayor of the Department of Technical Works & Town Planning of the Municipality of Alexandroupoli: “Municipal electric bicycle. Use by citizens, utility for the local community”.

11:40 Ethical Route 4:

Kaiti Makri, vice-president of SOS Traffic Crimes of the Panhellenic Organization for Victims of Traffic Collisions, Advisor to the international Road Victims Partnership: “The right to peaceful movement within the urban fabric”.

11:50 Break

12:00 Ethical Route 5:

Kassiani Mademli, psychologist, Society of Social Psychiatry P. Sakellaropoulos: The rider’s psychology. The bicycle as a means of mental well-being and social cultivation.

12:10 Ethical Route 6:

Elpida Papanikolaou, Msc Dietitian-Nutritionist: What “burns” a bicycle? The benefits of cycling to a person’s health.

12:20 Ethical Route 7:

Katerina Fotiadou, 4th PEPAL teacher of Alexandroupoli: Cycling towards a sustainable future.

12:30 Ethical Route 8:

Katerina Paschalidou, lawyer, MSc, PhD (coordinator URBACT S.M.A.LL, Municipality of Komotini), Member of the Ethic up Evaluation Committee: Interactive workshop “Thinking Hats”.

12:40 Ethical Route 9:

Naya Fotaki, Msc Environmentalist, Member of the Ethic up Evaluation Committee: Bicycle: a sustainable choice for the environment.

12:50 Discussion – End