Velo-City was held in Austria and Slovenia in 1999. Clare Macrae visited on behalf of the Campaign.
![]() David Begg, the new Chair of the Commission for Integrated Transport – as inspirational as ever, and with some new jokes! |
![]() Not a bad likeness |
![]() Just a few of the Bromptons at the conference |
![]() Evidence of Graz’ famed 30 kph zones |
![]() Just some of the on-street parking very close to the conference centre main entrance |
![]() For fair-weather cyclists |
![]() Cycle and pedestrian bridge |
![]() Aaahhh. |
![]() I’ve no idea what this building was for, but I liked the artwork |
![]() On Thursday we piled into a steam train and were taken to Maribor, in Slovenia… |
![]() … the Slovenian national costume, I assume … |
![]() We were greeted in Maribor by a very slick marching brass band, who led us through the streets to the conference venue – the National Theatre |
![]() On the way to the Slovenian National Theatre |
![]() How kind of the local police to stop the traffic for our procession! |
![]() The welcome at the Slovenian conference venue |
![]() Ollie Hatch is thanked for all his hard work |
![]() The farewell party on Friday evening |
![]() How well do you trust your cycling friends? |
![]() Hugh McClintock trying out the Fetish of Mobility (Yes, really, I know that’s how rumours start) |
Material date: Sunday 18 April 1999.