Does your town belong to the Cittaslow movement?

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When reading about the port town of Goolwa in South Australia I came across the term ‘Cittaslow’. I’d never heard the term before so off I went to Google and found that the organisation was founded in Tuscany, Italy. It is part of a cultural trend inspired by the slow food movement. Its goals include improving the quality of town life by slowing down its overall pace. Full membership is open only to towns with a population of less than 50,000. To gain membership, there is a self-assessment process against set goals. If a town scores at least 50% it can apply for admission. There is an annual membership fee. Ludlow was the first English town to gain admittance and Mold the first Welsh town. In 2014, the USA had three Cittaslow towns, all in California; Australia had three as did Canada. Have you ever heard of the Cittaslow movement before? The photo is of the beach at Goolwa.