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In the summer 2008 the British daily papers published a curious news. Fed up with the hours of queue in the traffic and of the overcrowded public means of transport in London, the English Andy White chose to use the surf table to go to work. After having got the permission from the coastal watch, every day it crosses eight kilometers on the Thames, in about two hours he reaches the garage of a friend, where he leaves the table, he washes himself and gets dressed then he walks to his office in the City.This is an original example of sustainable mobility that promotes the urban bathing and navigation.
We love you, Andy!
A symbolic dive into rivers and lakes organized contemporarily all over Europe in order to sensitize the public opinion about the quality of water and to recover the capacity to swim in waterways. The Big Jump, which is a European campaign made by the European Rivers Network (ERN) and used specifically in large cities, invites citizens to take control of their rivers once again by simply going for a swim. This was a common and natural activity up until 30 years ago, but today, with highly polluted waterways, it has generated screams of dismay and protest. These protests are directed mainly towards local administrations who are invited to consider rivers not only as empty urban spaces, but as a precious natural resource. They are also invited to get involved in water purification programs which would allow citizens to swim in them once again.
The next collective dive is foreseen for July 12, 2009.website ∙ pictures
In the summer 2008 the British daily papers published a curious news. Fed up with the hours of queue in the traffic and of the overcrowded public means of transport in London, the English Andy White chose to use the surf table to go to work. After having got the permission from the coastal watch, every day it crosses eight kilometers on the Thames, in about two hours he reaches the garage of a friend, where he leaves the table, he washes himself and gets dressed then he walks to his office in the City.This is an original example of sustainable mobility that promotes the urban bathing and navigation.
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