Car free in DC
It's not too late to get out of your car today and celebrate. Yes, today is Car Free Day. It's an international event celebrated every September 22 in which people are encouraged to get around without their car. It's a day meant for highlighting transit and all other 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.
Where I live, in the Washington, DC region, Metro invites participates to document their adventure on YouTube for a prize. Car Free Day was first celebrated in Washington, DC in 2007 with approximately 1,000 participants committing to be car free for the day. Today, the event is expanding to the whole Washington Metropolitan Area, with encouragement to participate by walking, biking, using public transportation or, at the very least, carpooling or vanpooling. The payoff? Better air quality, saving money, and reducing our carbon footprint.
So, I'll walk down the street and pick my daughter up from preschool, just like I do most every day. I encourage you to make an effort to get out of your car as much as possible every day. Not just today.
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