In North America - United States
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Please include your town or city information under the following headings: Title: Date: Location: Events planned so far: Organizer: Contact e-mail: Web address:
Alaska
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Title: Group bicycle rides through city
Date:
Location: Cities all across the country (Santa Cruz, San Francisco)
Events planned so far: Support green technology development and environmentally conscious organizations. Follow us on Twitter. Join our Facebook group Group bicycle rides through city.
Organizer:
Contact e-mail: info@adaywithoutdriving.org
Web address: adaywithoutdriving.org
San Francisco
Colorado
Broomfield
Title:
Date:
Location: 1 International Court, Broomfield, Colorado 80021-3200 USA
Events planned so far: Message to office personnel to consider alternative transportation to work that day.
Organizer:
Contact e-mail: pbailey@esri.com
Web address: www.esri.com
Boulder
Title: Casey/Platt Middle School Walk 'n Roll Day
Date: September 22, 2009
Location: 6096 Baseline Road, Boulder, Colorado, 80303
Events planned so far: Encouragement and incentives for all students to walk or bike to school that day.
Organizer: Casey Middle School
Contact e-mail: bvsd.cam@bvsd.org
Web address: [http://www.bvsd.org/schools/casey
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisville
Title: World Car Free Day of Prayer
Location: Across many parts of Louisville, Kentucky.
Description: A 120-mile bus ride with stops to pray for those vulnerable people that will be hit hardest by the effects of global climate change.
Organizer: Tim Darst, Kentucky Interfaith Power & Light
Contact: info@kentuckyipl.org
Web link: www.kentuckyipl.org/WCFD09.html
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Ashland
Title: Bike Rodeo
Date:
Location: Ashland Oregon, Between Lithia Way and Main St. on Oak, In front of Standing Stone Brewery
Events planned so far: Bike Rodeo. Bike Tricks by Dave Naurie. Transportation booth. Pedi-cab street art. Blue Grass band performing. Informational tables. Bus bike rack demo. Commute Challenge kick-off
Organizer:
Contact e-mail: k.smith@rvtd.org
Web address: rvtd.org
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Galveston
Title: CarFree Day Galveston
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Location: Galveston Railroad Museum, in Downtown Galveston
Events planned so far: On Galveston Island, we're having a celebration at the Galveston Railroad Museum from 11am to 1pm. Island Transit will offer free bus transportation throughout the day!
There will be music, fun and a celebration of the winners of a week-long Carfree Challenge, be dazzled by velocouture, see artist renderings of Galveston's future downtown transit terminal, find out about the upcoming commuter rail connection to the mainland, see an exhibit of Galveston's proposed bike lanes, and get up-close-and-personal with subscription sharing of electric bikes, scooters, Zipcars and other exciting ways to kick the car habit.
Organizer: Historic Downtown Strand Seaport Partnership
Contact name: Lesley Sommer
Contact e-mail: info.hdgp@sbcglobal.net
Web address: http://www.downtowngalveston.org/carfree_galveston.html
Additional comments: CarFree Day Galveston is sponsored by the Historic Downtown Strand Seaport Partnership, Island Transit, Galveston Railroad Museum, University of Texas Medical Branch, and The Goodman Corporation.
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Roanoke
Title: World Carfree Day in Roanoke, VA USA
Date:Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Location: Roanoke!
Events planned so far: Join RIDE Solutions, Star City Harbinger, MyScoper, Car Less Brit, and cities all over the world in enjoying the benefits of going without a car for the day.
The options and activities for the day:
- Take the bus on World Carfree Day to work, shopping, to the playground and RIDE Solutions will give you two free trip passes to get you there and back.
- Register for your bus passes simply here:
http://ridesolutions.org/carfree/googleride.asp
- Car Less Brit for a Day. Take the Car Less Challenge with Car Less Brit. Make World Carfree Day your carfree day of choice!
- Register your car less day simply here:
http://ridesolutions.org/carfree/carlesschallenge.asp
- Meals without Wheels. Worried about getting out to eat on your lunch break after you left your car at home? Did you just have to drive but want to give a carfree trip a shot? Enjoy a carfree lunch courtesy of World Carfree Day partner Blue 5. Get a 10% discount off your meal if you leave your car parked and walk to their Downtown Roanoke restaurant.
- Register for your lunch discount simply here:
http://ridesolutions.org/carfree/walklunch.asp
Contact name: River Laker
Contact e-mail: riverlaker@gmail.com
Web address: Car Less Brit
