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2011 - 11 - 15 Texto Bicired Velocity 2012
2011 - 11 - 15 Texto Bicired Velocity 2012
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Lxperlences and challenges of Lhe naLlonal neLwork of urban Cycllng (Mexlco) how horlzonLal and
consensual work ln neLwork can have an lmpacL ln Lhe counLrys publlc pollcy
AbsLracL
Mexlco's meLropollLan areas llve ln a soclal economlc envlronmenLal moblllLy and urban developmenL
crlsls 1he governmenL plans and pollcles do noL provlde moblllLy and susLalnable urban developmenL so
clLles conLlnue Lo grow so haphazardly AlLhough Lhe sLaLe has resources publlc money ls sLlll lnvesLed
ln pro[ecLs for Lhe car feedlng an anachronlsLlc ldeal of progress
Clven Lhe lnablllLy of governmenLs Lo creaLe comprehenslve pollcles LhaL alm Lo Lransform Lhe
developmenL model and moblllLy Lhere's an lncreaslng need of acLlve clLlzenshlp Lhrough soclal
moblllzaLlon publlc lobbylng Lo brlng abouL changes ln Lhe publlc pollcy of Lhe counLry sLaLes and
munlclpallLles
ln Mexlco collecLlve acLlon among groups of varlous parLs of Lhe counLry ls compllcaLed by Lhe dlverslLy
of pollLlcal ldeologles forms of organlzaLlon soclopollLlcal conLexLs characLerlsLlcs or slmply dlfferenL
ways of acLlng LfforLs flashes become lsolaLed and lL ls lmporLanL Lo creaLe neLworks as Lhey glve
sLrengLh and coheslon Lo achleve ob[ecLlves LhaL lndlvldually would Lake longer Lo groups and
organlzaLlons and would be more dlfflculL Lo meeL
1he posslble way Lo solve our problems ls soclal organlzaLlon 1haLs Lhe blggesL challenge for Lhe
naLlonal neLwork of urban Cycllng (8lclred for hls name ln Spanlsh) LhaL seeks Lo promoLe workshops
Lo share experlences of oLher groups for [olnL acLlons aL Lhe local and naLlonal level 1he 8lclred seeks Lo
lnfluence Lhe economlc soclal culLural envlronmenLal securlLy and [usLlce for all users of non
moLorlzed moblllLy faclllLaLlng Lhe exchange of good pracLlces Lo lmprove Lhe effecLlve work groups
developlng pollcles LhaL encourage cycllng as LransporLaLlon ln Lhe counLry
1he 8lclred ls becomlng a naLlonal reference organlzaLlon nonproflL wlLh good communlcaLlon and
lncldence ln governance mechanlsms ln [usL a couple of years Lhe 8lclred had an lmpacL ln naLlonal LhaL
has cerLalnly fueled Lhe confldence ln clLlzen parLlclpaLlon
1he naLlonal neLwork of urban Cycllng was founded ln 2008 durlng Lhe llrsL urban Cycllng Congress
held ln Mexlco ClLy 1he neLwork ls form wlLh a plural body whlch currenLly brlngs LogeLher 32
organlzaLlons ln 20 sLaLes of Mexlco LhaL promoLe safe and adequaLe moblllLy for blcycllsLs and
pedesLrlans
1he neLwork ls organlzed horlzonLally Lo seek consensual declslons promoLlng lncluslve organlzaLlon lL
conducLs Lwo naLlonal meeLlngs a year under Lhe naLlonal congress of urban cycllng and a 3day
naLlonal camp for Lralnlng lnLegraLlon dlscuss and revlew [olnL worklng sLraLegy annually lor Lhe
coordlnaLlon of acLlvlLles members organlze ln commlLLees LhaL coordlnaLe acLlons and communlcaLlon
manage soclal neLworks and webslLe plus a commlLLee ls formed Lo monlLor Lhe lmplemenLaLlon of Lhe
naLlonal congress of urban cycllng
1here have been four naLlonal conferences LhaL have sLrengLhened urban cycllng groups cycllsLs 1he
8lclred has lnfluenced publlc pollcy slnce Lhe launch of 2010 campalgn We urgenLly need money for Lhe
blke whlch requlred publlc budgeL for Lhe blke and LhaL ln 2011 wlLh Lhe asslsLance of l1u Mexlco
was resLaLed Lo requlre 3 of Lhe 1ransporLaLlon budgeL for nonmoLorlzed LransporL
(lLdpmx/3porclenLo) Soclal moblllzaLlon lobbylng and Lhousands of leLLers Lo leglslaLors from around
Lhe counLry meanL LhaL ln november 2011 federal Congress added Lhe nonmoLorlzed moblllLy Lheme ln
one of Lhe blggesL fund wlLh publlc money
1he dlverslLy consensus and confldence Lo seek a common good glve a unlque sLrengLh Lo Lhe 8lclred
because lL allows lnLegraLlng dlfferenL learnlng experlences and ln plannlng acLlons LhaL change Lhe local
vlew and global moblllLy WlLh an SLaLe LhaL refuses Lo fulflll lLs obllgaLlons and a markeL LhaL ls only
lnLeresLed ln dolng buslness aL Lhe expense of whaLever lL ls all LhaL remalns ls us relaLlonshlps
beLween people We musL flnd ways Lo organlze for beLLer llvlng Lo respecL Lhe llfe and respecL Lhe
envlronmenL We deserve lL
AfflllaLlons
MarLlnez Pllda
Carcla 8uben
Salcedo ?erlel
ulldo uavld (presenLer)
1|tu|o
Lxperlenclas y reLos de la 8ed naclonal de Clcllsmo urbano de Mexlco cmo el Lraba[o horlzonLal en red
puede lncldlr en la pollLlca publlca del als
AnLe la lncapacldad de los goblernos para crear pollLlcas publlcas lnLegrales que apunLen a Lransformar
el modelo de desarrollo y de movllldad crece la urgencla de una cludadanla acLlva que medlanLe la
movlllzacln soclal gesLln publlca comunlcacln soclal y Lraba[o en red genere camblos en la pollLlca
publlca del pals esLados y munlclplos
Ln Mexlco generar acclones colecLlvas enLre grupos de varlas parLes del pals es compllcado por la
dlversldad de ldeologlas pollLlcas formas de organlzacln conLexLos soclopollLlcos caracLerlsLlcas o
slmplemenLe formas dlsLlnLas de acLuar Los esfuerzos se vuelven desLellos alslados por lo que es
lmporLanLe generar redes de Lraba[o ya que dan fuerza y cohesln soclal para alcanzar ob[eLlvos que
de manera lndlvldual Lomarla ms Llempo a grupos y organlzaclones y serlan ms dlflclles de cumpllr
La vla poslble para la solucln de nuesLros problemas es la organlzacln soclal Lse es el mayor reLo y La
8lcl8ed busca promover Lalleres para comparLlr experlenclas de oLros grupos reallzar acclones
con[unLas a nlvel local y naclonal para poslclonar Lemas de lnLeres lncldlr en los derechos econmlcos
soclales culLurales amblenLales segurldad y [usLlcla de Lodos los usuarlos de la movllldad no
moLorlzada faclllLar el lnLercamblo de buenas prcLlcas para me[orar el Lraba[o efecLlvo de los grupos
generar pollLlcas que lncenLlven el uso de la blclcleLa como LransporLe en el als
La 8lcl8ed se esL convlrLlendo en un referenLe a nlvel naclonal de organlzacln horlzonLal sln flnes de
lucro con buena comunlcacln y mecanlsmos de gesLln publlca Ln Lan slo un par de anos ha
logrando lmpacLar en la pollLlca naclonal del pals y sln duda ha allmenLado la conflanza de los grupos en
sus acclones locales
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8ed naclonal de Clcllsmo urbano 8lcl8ed Mexlco
uthor
Pllda MarLlnez
?erlel Salcedo
AgusLln MarLlnez
uavld ulldo