[Did you know that the whole idea for car free days started in Europe during the 1973 energy crisis? It started in early November 1973 when Netherlands and Belgium began banning cars on Sundays for anyone not working that day. By the end of the month West Germany, Denmark, Luxemberg and Switzerland joined in followed not to long after by Italy. Norway stopped selling gasoline on Sundays. As you'd expect people started riding transit and pulling bikes from out of the garages. They even had a lot of people riding horseback. I saw a photo which I can find of a bunch of young people (hippies) having a picnic/party in a highway median.]
Registration is still open for the region’s annual Car Free Day event organized by Commuter Connections at carfreemetrodc.org. Workers, residents, parents, and students across the D.C. region will have an extended opportunity to go car free or car-lite (share a ride with friends, family, or co-workers) on one, two, or even three days during Car Free Days – Saturday, September 21; Sunday, September 22; and Monday, September 23.
Taking the free pledge is fast and easy at carfreemetrodc.org. Everyone who takes the pledge to go car free or car-lite on September 21, 22, and/or 23 will be eligible to win great prizes, including $25 SmarTrip cards, Giant grocery gift cards, KIND Healthy Snack gift bags, Capital Bikeshare memberships, and much more! See the full list at carfreemetrodc.org.
Stay up to date and share your participation on Facebook and Twitter by following @CarFreeMetroDC and using #CarFreeDay.
Organizer name: Commuter Connections
Organizer email: [email protected]
Phone: 800.745.7433
Website: https://carfreemetrodc.org/
Registration: https://carfreemetrodc.org/
Registration email: [email protected]
Submitter name: Rachel Adler
Submitter email: [email protected]
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