Join us for the Car Free Day Street Celebration
Tuesday, September 22 from 11am – 3pm at 7th & F Streets NW
Step out of your daily routine and into the street for DDOT’s second annual Car Free Day Street Celebration! Enjoy music from BIG 100.3, and free workshops, performances, Pedicab rides, Segway test drives, basic bike repairs, an urban park space, a bicycle carousel, and more! Plus, get a chance to win a surprise giveaway when you pick up your 100% recyclable bag!
Come to one of our free workshops! Here’s our program tent schedule:
| Time | Organization | Workshop |
| 11:30 | Greater Goods DC/Eco-Coach | Green Living Made Affordable |
| 12:00 | DDOT | Get Rolling: Bike Preparation & Repair by DC's Bike Ambassador |
| 12:30 | Live Green | Green Living Made Affordable |
| 1:00 | A.E. Cheeks Consulting | No More Secrets to Better Health |
| 1:30 | District Department of the Environment | Alternative Fuel Options |
| 2:00 | Greater Goods DC/Eco-Coach | 10 Steps to Greening Your Workspace and Home by Cindy Olson |
And be sure to check out what’s happening on our activity floor. Here’s our schedule of performances:
| Time | Organization | Activity |
| 12:00 | GW Ballroom | Get out of your car and onto the dance floor with GW Ballroom |
| 12:30 | Surprise! Hoops | Learn to Hoopdance with Surprise! Hoops |
| 1:00 | Tango Mercurio | Argentine Tango Performance by Noora & Dima |
| 1:30 | Yoga District | Yoga in the Street Class |
Planning to come during your lunch break? Visit the Fojol Bros. of Merlindia food van, the Spy Diner sidewalk food cart, or the On the Fly sidewalk food cart—all will be on F Street and ready to take your order!
Don’t have a bike? Bike and Roll will offer free bike rentals on the day of the event. Be sure to mention Car Free Day when making your reservation (DC: 202-842-2453; VA: 703-548-7655). Or rent a SmartBike and park at the Metro Center Station (12th and G Streets NW) or Chinatown Station (8th and F Streets NW).
Getting to the Celebration
By Bike: Use bike lanes on 8th, 9th, 10th, E, or G Streets NW.
By DC Circulator: Take the Convention Center–SW Waterfront Route.
By Metro: Ride to Gallery Place–Chinatown (Green/Red/Yellow Lines), Metro Center(Blue/Orange/Red Lines), or Archives–Navy Memorial–Penn Quarter (Green/Yellow Lines).
Our 2009 Car Free Day Street Celebration partners are:
District Department of Transportation, Washington Area Bicyclist Association, Commuter Connections, Office of Planning, Bike and Roll, Capital Segway, District Department of the Environment, DC Circulator, The Bike Rack, Downtown DC Business Improvement District, Zipcar, BIG 100.3, Coalition for Smarter Growth, Yoga District/YogaActivist.org, Washington Sports Club, D.C. Hunger Solutions, Live Green, GW Ballroom, SustainUS Agents of Change, DC Pedicab, Cool Capital Challenge, VPSI Inc., CarbonfreeDC, Greater Goods DC, Surprise! Hoops, Tango Mercurio, Neighborhood Farm Initiative, and Break the Jam.
A special thank you to our local businesses that donated prizes for this year’s event, including Equinox Restaurant, Trapeze School New York (TSNY), Madame Tussauds, California Tortilla, WMATA, Poste Brasserie, Zola, Founding Farmers, and District ChopHouse & Brewery.
