Celebrate Car Free Day This Friday!

September 18, 2017 by Leave a comment

International Car Free Day is September 22

car freeOn Friday, September 22, the City of Decatur will join with people across the globe to participate in World Car Free Day – a time for community members to come together to explore the benefits of walking, biking, using public transit and carpooling to get us where we need to go.

Celebrate with us on the Old Courthouse Square from 11 am until 1 pm. Learn about alternative modes of transportation from GA Commute Options, MARTA, the Lifelong Community Board, Emory Cliff Shuttle, Active Living and more.

Receive a special Car Free Day sticker and a light for walking at night just for stopping by.

Take the Car Free Pledge!

Pledge to go Car Free. All participants who pledge no later than midnight on Thursday, September 21 will be entered into a drawing for two Decatur Wine Festival Tickets, compliments of the Decatur Arts Alliance. Winner will be announced on September 22.

Take the pledge here.

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Car Free Day in Decatur is Wednesday, September 24

September 18, 2014 by Leave a comment

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Join Decatur Active Living and the City of Decatur as we celebrate  Car Free Day on Wednesday, September 24 at the Blue Sky Concert on the Square.

 The City of Decatur celebrates on Wednesday to be part of the Blue Sky Concert. Walk, bike or ride transit to the concert and receive a special Car Free Day sticker and/or tattoo! 

Car Free Days aim to be fun, free events encouraging people to get out of their cars and run, walk, cycle or take public transit. The central vision of Car Free Day is urban mobility that is not dependent on the private automobile.

International Car Free Day is celebrated every September 22 (Decatur celebrates on Wednesday) first started in Europe in the 1990s and is a growing global movement celebrated in over two thousand towns and cities in over  thirty countries. CFD is not anti-car, but promotes awareness of alternative forms of transportation and the public health benefits of more active lifestyles within reach to us all.

For more information contact cheryl.burnette@decaturga.com.

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Wednesday is Car Free Day in Decatur

September 17, 2013 by Leave a comment

Decatur Active Living encourages you to celebrate Car Free Day tomorrow, Wednesday September 18 . Leave your car at home and take a walk, bike ride or public transportation.  Join us on the Square at noon for the Blue Sky Concert and get a special Car Free Sticker or tattoo. 

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Car Free Day is This Wednesday!

September 17, 2012 by Leave a comment

The City of Decatur is celebrating Car Free Day this Wednesday, September 19.

Car Free Days aim to be fun, free events encouraging people to get out of their cars and run, walk, cycle or take public tranist. The central vision of Car Free Day is urban mobility that is not dependent on the private automobile.

International Car Free Day is celebrated every September 22 (Decatur celebrates on Wednesday) first started in Europe in the 1990s and is a growing global movement celebrated in over two thousand towns and cities in over  thirty countries. CFD is not anti-car, but promotes awaremenss of alternative forms of transportation and the public health benefits of more active lifestyles within reach to us all.

The City of Decatur celebrates on Wednesday to be part of the Blue Sky Concert. Walk, bike or ride transit to the concert and receive a special Car Free Day sticker and/or tattoo!

The folks from the Clean Air Campaign will also be on hand. Visit them and find out how you can earn money for clean commuting. I won a $25 gift card for logging my commute!

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Things to Do at Car Free Day Tomorrow

September 20, 2011 by 1 Comment

Decatur Active Living will be celebrating Car Free Day in Decatur tomorrow during the Blue Sky Concert on the Square from noon until 1 pm. Walk or bike to the Concert and we will award you with a special sticker or a tattoo. We will also have information on walking and biking and a few other little surprises!

Decatur Police will be joining us and giving Decaturites the opportunity to register their bikes. Why register your  bike? In the event that your bike is lost or stolen, it can be easily identified once it is recovered and you shall have it returned to you. Sounds good, yes?

The Claen Air Campaign's Smog Balloon

The Clean Air Campaign is bringing their “smog balloon” that shows how much exhaust is saved when you use your feet or bike instead of your car for both short and long trips. Click here if you would like to see how Parisians have used a balloon to tell their citizens if they are breathing smog!

Listen to music by Von Grey!

Now, who can work on the weather for us?

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September 21 is Car Free Day in Decatur

September 6, 2011 by Leave a comment

Wednesday, September 21 is Car-Free Day in Decatur and the community is invited to gather at the Community Bandstand during the Blue Sky Concert for a special celebration from noon until 1 PM. Decatur Active Living will be giving out special Car-Free Day stickers and tattoos to those who walk, bike or carpool to the concert.

How can you participate in Car-Free Day? Make a commitment to reduce your automobile use on September 21. That might mean biking or riding MARTA to work, walking to the store or the Blue Sky Concert, sharing a ride with friends and neighbors, or riding the bus.

 Car-Free Day aims to reduce excessive automobile use for one day out of the year and to remind the community that the care is not the only or bet way to make many kinds of trips. Most trips people take are less than three miles. Walking not only saves gas, but it contributes to your health and the health of the community. Walk There Decatur!!

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September 22 is Car Free Day

September 9, 2010 by Leave a comment

Makes plans now to celebrate Car Free Day with Decatur Active Living. We will be at the Blue Sky Concert on the Square on Wednesday, September 22 from noon until 1 pm handing out special stickers to those who walk or bike to the square. Joining us will be the Clean Air Campaign and members of the Environmental Sustainability Board. Make plans now to leave your car at home for this day, and celebrate CarFree Day!

Here are some ideas to help you to practice Car Free Days more often:

  • Don’t use your car for one day a week, a month, or as often as you can.
  • Work at home one day per week.
  • Consciously plan your trips for errands such as the grocery store or shipping.  Try to reduce your trips by at least 50%.  Combine trips.  Assess the need for a trips (s) to see if you really need to go.
  • Buy a Hybrid.
  • Change your car over to bio-fuel or buy an alternative fuel car.
  • Use alternative transportation.
  • Ride a bike or walk.
  • Carpool with a neighbor or co-worker. 
  • Keep your car in tune and tires inflated properly.

 For more information on World CarFree Day, click here.

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