Now that we have established that Bangkokians, just like people over the world, love car free spaces, at BUCA we will continue to work hard to advocate for re-balancing our public spaces, giving people an alternative to spending their lives in soul crushing metal boxes.
#BUCA #CarfreeBKK2024 #doingtherightthing
More information and many more photos in this link:
https://www.travel-impact-newswire.com/2024/09/thousands-walk-eat-chill-as-bangkok-launches-car-free-street/
BUCA wrote and sent a letter to the deputy governor Sanon Wangsrangboon asking for safer streets and the resumption of car free events, giving the people of Bangkok the chance to re-imagine what we can do with our public spaces when we can reclaim them from cars.
This letter unleashed a series of events that led to the decision to close Bantadthong to traffic, a road dedicated to food, normally already overflowing with people.
So this is what it feels like to light the spark that unleashes a revolution.
It started about a year ago when a group of volunteers got together to survey roads in Bangkok in order to propose cycling friendly routes for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration to enhance and upgrade. This group combined together to form Bangkok Urban Cycling Alliance an advocacy group to promote alternative forms of transport in Bangkok, because our car dependency significantly decreases quality of life. 🧵
