Car Free Day is an international event celebrated every September 22nd in which people are encouraged to get around without their car - highlighting transit, bicycling, walking and all alternative modes of transportation. By taking a fair number of cars off the roads people who live and work there are given a chance to consider how their neighborhood might look and work with a lot fewer cars. 
Washington celebrated Car Free Day for the first time in 2007 with about 1,000 District residents committing to be car free for the day. Last year, Car Free Day expanded to the entire Washington Metropolitan Area, and 5,445 residents throughout the region pledged to be car free. This year the hope is even more drivers throughout the region will leave their cars at home or go “car lite” by sharing a ride to work. By taking the Car Free Challenge, participants not only help to improve air quality, save money, and reduce their carbon footprint, but also get a chance to win great prizes at the Car Free Day Celebration Event (7th & F Street, NW).
Click here to view photos from last year’s Car Free Day Celebration.
2 comments:
Good news--hopefully people follow through on it!
I'll make a note to drive my car 3x as much on Car Day.
The personal freedom and time saving my car allows me and millions of other Americans finally gets a day to be celebrated! It's about time.
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