Daegu City Hosts 'Ecological Transportation International Conference' on World Bicycle Day

Attendance of Dutch Ambassador to Korea, Sharing Success Stories of Leading Bicycle Nations

Joanna Donnerbart, Ambassador of the Netherlands to Korea, and Kwon Young-jin, Mayor of Daegu, are delivering greetings at the Daegu Eco-Transportation International Conference held on the 3rd.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] On the afternoon of the 3rd, Daegu City held the '2021 Daegu Ecological Transportation International Conference' at the city hall annex to commemorate World Bicycle Day and promote the creation of a carbon-neutral ecological transportation city.

The event was held in three sessions with the attendance of H.E. Joanne Doornewaard, Ambassador of the Netherlands to Korea, and Kwon Young-jin, Mayor of Daegu City.

In Session 1, the Bicycle Riding Movement Federation, the National Council for Sustainable Development Ecological Transportation Network, and Daegu City presented on the current status and improvement plans for bicycle infrastructure for carbon neutrality, citizen bicycle actions, bicycle commuting challenges, and Daegu City's bicycle promotion policies.

Session 2, hosted by the Dutch Cycling Embassy, a private network that spreads Dutch bicycle culture and policies overseas, introduced successful cases of Dutch bicycle policies. Session 3 introduced the bicycle policies of Utrecht, the Netherlands' fourth-largest city, aimed at realizing carbon neutrality.

Meanwhile, the Netherlands, participating in the event, is recognized as a country that has successfully transitioned to a bicycle-centered transportation system, with high bicycle infrastructure and usage rates, and the world's highest per capita bicycle ownership and bicycle transport share.

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