International cycling support campaign heats up after 48 more arrests in NYC

World Carfree Network, an worldwide coalition of sustainable transportation and urban development groups, is pursuing an international campaign to convince New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly to end the repression of Critical Mass and develop policies to support cycling in the city. Letters from network supporters from Australia to Brazil and Spain and numerous other countries have begun arriving in the offices of city officials by fax, e-mail and post.

"I am shocked and astonished," writes Ton Daggers, a traffic consultant from the Netherlands. "As a professional working in with the authorities in megacities all over the world, such as Rio de Janeiro and Bogota, to solve traffic and congestion problems, I simply can not comprehend the actions New York City has taken against cyclists. It is time for New York to take its place among world-class cities by improving its sustainable transport, safe bicycle lanes and pedestrian areas."

International support campaign heats up, following arrests of 48 more cyclists in NYC

Another 48 arrested for cycling in NYC, while groups around the world mobilize against the repression of cyclists

See details at: www.worldcarfree.net/press/ and www.worldcarfree.net/takeaction/