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DC Car Free Day Celebration
Monday, September 22 11:00am - 3:00pm
7th & F Street, NW
Join the District’s Car Free Street Celebration with live music, free t-shirts and giveaways, Segway demonstration and test rides provided by Capitol Segway and more! Valet bike parking will be available as well as FREE bike tune-ups. You can also test ride and sign up for SmartBikes.
Saturday September 20 & Sunday September 21
Various DC locations and times
Cultural Tourism DC is proud to offer free neighborhood walking tours on Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21. Visit www.WalkingTownDC.org for more information.
Bike DC
Saturday, September 27
Downtown DC
Bike DC is a noncompetitive, community bike ride through 17 car-free miles of Washington, DC. The route is designed to be enjoyed by experienced riders, novices and families. Visit www.bikedc.net for more information and registration.
Free DC Circulator Rides
Monday, September 22
Cirulator
The DC Circulator will be offering free rides all day on Car Free Day. Celebrate your freedom and ride the Circulator! www.dccirculator.com
Arts on Foot
Saturday, September 13
Centered at 7th and F Streets, NW, DC
A lively outdoor street festival as its centerpiece, Arts on Foot invites you to explore the museums, theaters, galleries, cultural organizations, and shops. For more information visit www.artsonfoot.org
Metro Car Free Day Video Contest
September 16 - October 3
This year, in support of Car Free Day, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) is conducting a YouTube video contest. We are asking area commuters who choose to use any mode of Metro to document their trips with video and then publish it to YouTube. There are three categories and the winner of each category will receive a $100 SmarTrip card so they can continue riding public transit. See http://www.wmata.com/events/carfree_day for how to enter!
For more information on events and ways to participate in Arlington on World Car Free Day including to find out how you can get a free ART ride, „I lost 2,000 Pounds in one day‰ t-shirt, a How To Live Well Without Owning a Car book, discounts at participating retail and restaurants and more, visit carfreediet.com
But wait. There's more!
Now if you take the Car-Free Diet Challenge, in addition to the ART coupon, How to Live Well Without Owning a Car book and the "I Lost 2,000 lbs in one day" t-shirt, you can get a coupon for discounts at local merchants as follows:
Monday, September 22, 6:30 ˆ 7:30 pm
Clarendon's Metro Park
Come out for a fun, family-friendly WalkAbout through the streets of Clarendon starting at 6:30 pm. It's a great opportunity to see and learn about the historical sights, stores and natural beauty of this urban village up close and on foot! For more event info and a map of the Clarendon WalkAbout, visit walkarlington.com
Monday, September 22, 4:00 ˆ 6:30 pm
2100 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 913, Arlington
Join the Washington Area Bicyclist Association for this free cycling class. The class runs from 4 - 6:30 pm with an optional one hour on-road riding practice to follow. For more information and to register, visit waba.org/events/education.php.
September 22, 2008
The City of Alexandria's Local Motion program is offering six lucky commuters the chance to win their choice of $50 SmarTrip card or $50 gift card to a local bike shop, along with a Local Motion prize package. All residents and persons working in the City who pledge to go car free or car lite are eligible to win. Commuters must use a non-drive-alone transportation option on Car Free day to be eligible.
Alexandria Transportation Workshop
Wednesday, September 17, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
301 King Street, Sister Cities Conference Room 1101
This workshop is geared specifically towards residents who regularly rely upon a personal vehicle and would prefer to use more economical transportation options, but aren't quite sure how to go about it. Click here for more information.
Thursday, September 25, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Mt. Vernon Recreation Center
2701 Commonwealth Ave.
Click here for more information.
Thursday, September 25
Click here for more information.
Montgomery County
September 22, 2008 6:30 - 9:30 am
Between 6:30 and 9:30 a.m. get information about various transportation options at the following Metro stations: Bethesda, Friendship Heights, Silver Spring, Wheaton and White Flint.
Enter for exciting prize drawings including a Grand Prize Bicycle giveaway! Other prizes include $50 towards your next commute (transit fare cards and passes), coupons to local retailers or walking shoes!
Save Fuel & Travel Costs Work at a Telework Center
September 22, 2008
Any of the 14 Telework Centers
Free promotion: In support of Car Free Day, on September 22, 2008, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is offering all Federal employees a one-day free trial to work at one of the 14 Telework Centers it sponsors at no cost to their agencies. Telework Centers offer on-site technical support, fewer distractions, and the benefit of working in a professional environment that's closer to home.
The free one-day trial will allow Federal employees already teleworking from home, or thinking about teleworking in the future, to try one of the Telework Centers without making a long-term commitment. The 14 Telework Centers are located in the greater Washington, DC, metropolitan area. Click here to see locations and point of contact (POC) information. All Federal employees must email or call the appropriate POC to schedule their visit to one of the centers.
Federal employees interested in taking part in this promotion should contact their telework coordinator regarding their agency's telework policy. A list of agency telework coordinators may be found at www.gsa.gov/telework.
Try Transit Week
September 22ˆ25, 2008
If you live or work in Northern Virginia visit the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation's Try Transit Week website and take the pledge to take public transportation and you could win a year's worth of FREE transit!
Loudoun County Transit SmarTrip Card Giveaway
Loudoun County Transit will giveaway ten SmarTrip cards loaded with $25 of value! To be eligible you must live or work in Loudoun County and fill out the online CarFree Day pledge. For the most recent bus schedules visit www.loudoun.gov/bus.
The Brita Climate Ride
The Brita Climate Ride is the first ever group bicycle ride to raise awareness of global warming and promote renewable energy solutions. Over 100 cyclists will be riding from New York City to Washington DC from September 20th-24th. You are invited to join the final day: ride to the Capitol building, attend a press event with members of Congress, and make a statement about this important issue!
1) Ride a Bike: Meet at Silver Spring Metro Stop,
Sept 24th, 11AM
Over 150 Climate Riders will be bicycling from Baltimore to the Upper Senate Lawn near the Capitol building on the morning of Wednesday, September 24th. At 11AM, you can meet the riders at the Silver Spring metro station, joining the ride as it follows the Capital Crescent Trail to the Capitol. See >www.climateride.org for the most up-to-date information. (This is a self-supported ride--please bring snacks and water and obey traffic regulations as you ride.)
2) Join the Press Event: Upper Senate Lawn,
Sept 24, 2PM
Can't make the ride? Join the important press event on the Upper Senate Lawn. Members of Congress have been invited to address the riders. Also represented at the event will be Focus the Nation, Clean Air - Cool Planet, Specialized, Rails-To-Trails Conservancy, National Geographic Adventure, 1Sky, The Sierra Club, American Council on Renewable Energy, American Wind Energy Association, 350.org , Point Carbon, CCAN, WABA, Earth Policy Institute, Climate Counts, and others. Be a part of this unique event!
To learn more about Climate Ride, visit www.climateride.org, or email info@climateride.org
Bike DC: Our Capital. Our City. Our Way
Sept. 27, 8:00am
Washington DC is an exceptional city with outstanding opportunities for cycling. Bike DC will be a celebration of our unique community and the joy of bicycling
Bike DC is a noncompetitive, community bike ride through 17 car-free miles of Washington, DC. The route is designed to be enjoyed by experienced riders, novices and families. So that participants may fully appreciate the adventure of cycling on car free city streets, Bike DC is a ride, not a race
More info available at www.bikedc.net
Southern Maryland (Calvert, Charles, St. Mary’s Counties)
Special offer available to St. Mary’s County Dept. of Social Services (DSS) and St. Mary’s County government employees. Vanpool companies Smart Ride, Inc. and VPSI Inc. are offering free vanpool rides on Monday, September 22, 2008 in celebration of CarFree Day. Smart Ride, Inc. will be traveling from Prince Frederick and Lusby areas of Calvert County to DSS in Leonardtown. VPSI will be traveling from La Plata, MD in Charles County, MD to DSS in Leonardtown. If interested in participating please contact Robin Briscoe at RBriscoe@tccsmd.org or (301) 870-2520.