Transport

Group transport to Newcastle for SoS '08 (and ‘Climate Camp') will be organised from Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and many areas of regional Australia. Bus coaches and whole carriages on City Rail trains will be booked out for people travelling to SoS together. Car pooling will be organised from regional areas, and use of public transport from other areas is encouraged.

Groups of people will cycle to SoS from other cities and even inter-state and there may be another hitch-off! Stay tuned for more details on this years cycling and hitching missions.

For more information on travel from your area please contact:

NSW+ACT: Libby - 0418882407 kinglib(at)gmail.com

Victoria: Lorena - 0418766485 l.solin(at)ugrad.unimelb.edu.au

Queensland: Clare - 0412055600 clare.towler(at)gmail.com

South Australia: Sophie - 0401365333 birdsflyoverthehouse(at)hotmail.com

Western Australia: David - 0421132044 westasen(at)gmail.com

Northern Territory: Dave - 0407209520 dave_flips(at)hotmail.com

Tasmania: Paul - 0416624185 pktroppo(at)gmail.com

Thinking of Cycling to SoS from Sydney? A few fun days of riding and camping for those who haven't ridden in a while and for experienced cyclists. Key dates: Bike Maintenance workshop for the journey :D Monday 30th June At the Nunnery 40 Forbes St, Newtown from 3 till night
Contact: Chris Moore on christophermoore@gmail.com 0422 521 598 Angie Rozali on ilazorangie@gmail.com 0405 763 360

Sustainable Transport
The ecological crisis is here and SoS is about creating positive solutions to this crisis. There is no time to wait to change our behaivour, we must 'be the change we want to see'. An important aspect of SoS is creating a glimpse of a sustainable, equal and creative society. This includes how we travel.

Here are some thoughts from the SoS Organising Collective on different modes of transport (in order of environmental impact).
1. Cycling, or walking
2. Hitching
3. Trains
4. Buses
5. car-pooling
6. driving yourself in a stretch-Hummer
7. flying

Below are some calculations of how many kilograms of CO2 are emitted from travelling from different locations on different forms of transport. They are just a guide. Of course, riding is emisson-free!

Train Bus Share Car Car Fly

Sydney 7.2 10.7 3.1- 6.2 15.3 - 30.9 21

Brisbane 36.8 54.5 15.6 - 31.5 78 - 157.5 107.3

Canberra 21.6 32 9.2- 18.5 45.8 - 92.4 62.9

Adelaide 74.5 110.2 31.6 - 63.7 157.8 - 318.4 216.8

Hobart 70.7 104.7 30 - 60.5 149.8 - 302.4 206

Perth 240.8 356.4 102 - 206 510.2 - 1029.6 701.2

figures from www.transportdirect.info/Web2/JourneyPlanning/JourneyEmissionsCompare