Celebrate A Day Without Cars! (9/22)

World Carfree Day is an annual celebration of cities and public life, free from the noise, stress and pollution of cars. Each year on September 22, people around the world organize events of all sizes to showcase alternatives to the automobile.

The goal of World Carfree Day is to call attention to the damage done by society's love affair with the automobile. Cars have changed the way we live and have changed the environment we live in. In many European cities, one fourth of the city's surface area is given over to the automobile in the form of streets or parking lots. In a place like Los Angeles, it is two thirds. Meanwhile, parks and playgrounds are becoming a scarcity.

World Carfree Day is a celebration of cities and towns as human space, as places for people to live. In those cities where a street is closed, people can - if only for a day - experience how peaceful their city can be if there is no thundering of motors, no honking of horns, and no boxes of steel blocking the way.

How to participate:
Friday, September 22nd

- Join fellow Santa Cruzers for a Community "Green Cities" Bike Parade!
- Gather 5:30 at the clock tower Ride at 6:00

- Don’t drive or ride in a car
- Walk, bike, skateboard, or take public transportation!
- Wear/decorate your bike in Green!
- Tell a friend

http://worldcarfree.net