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Cardiff Bay, August 2008. Attribution: Gareth James

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Cardiff community action

Sustainability initiatives

Arts, sport and culture

thinkARK, Social design in Wales

Cycling activism

Cardiff by bike - Cardiff Cycle City, a movement bringing different individuals and groups together in one common vision: to make Cardiff the best cycling city in the UK - Cardiff Cycling Campaign - Cycling Cardiff

Cycling in Cardiff, capital of Wales, is facilitated by its easy gradients and large parks. In the mid-2000s between 2.7% and 4.3% of people commuted to work by cycling in the city. In 2017 12.4% of workers cycled to work at least 5 days a week. However, cyclists in the city are deterred from cycling by poor facilities and aggressive traffic, according to research by Cardiff University.

As the busiest city, Cardiff is statistically the most dangerous place to cycle in Wales. Between 1999 and 2008, 1,000 cyclists were injured on the road, 20% of all cycling accidents in Wales, although the number of injuries to cyclists continues to fall.

The Cardiff cycle network is over 58 miles (94 km) long with an additional 3–6 miles (5–10 km) completed each year.

Education for sustainability

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Green City Events

Food activism

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Farm Cardiff - RCMA Farmers’ Markets - St Peter's Community Garden Project - The Real Junk Food Project Cardiff on facebook

Open spaces

Cardiff is known for its extensive parkland, with parks and other such green spaces covering around 10% of the city's total area. [1]

Resources

Maps

Sustainable Cardiff interactive map connecting you to activity in Cardiff

Video

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News and comment

2019

First ‘Cycleway’ to be built in Cardiff [2] Mar 12

2016

Activists Café aims to make a change, Nov 30 [3]

2015

Wages, council tax and school dinners could be paid in Cardiff's own currency, August 31 [4]

2014

Cardiff takes cycling up a gear, but Wales left trailing overall, March 26 [5]

2013

Cardiff becomes founding member of the Sustainable Food Cities Network, August 6 [6]

Events

2016

Sep 22 Cardiff Car Free Day

June 12 Cardiff Transition Big Lunch Picnic

2015

February 23 – March 6 Sustainability Week 2015, Cardiff University


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Wikipedia: Cardiff

References

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