Parisar was involved in organizing a cycle rally to celebrate World Car Free Day 2008. As part of this, cyclists began at four different locations in the city - Camp, Shaniwar Wada, Aundh and Kothrud - and converged to a central location at Sambhaji Park. About 150 cyclists and representatives of various citizen's groups participated in the event. 

Parisar's Sujit Patwardhan attended a 10-day international workshop organized by I-CE that brought together Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and city planners from various cities around the world. The workshop held in end April / early May 2009 helped CSOs from different countries share their experiences in promoting non-motorized transport in different cities and countries.