World Car Free Day

On September 22, people from around the world get together in the streets, intersections, and neighborhood blocks to remind the world that people don't have to drive everywhere. World Car Free strives to celebrate the day, but also change people's commuting patterns and habits. According to the World Car Free Web Site "[w]hen people get out of their cars, they should stay out of their cars. It is up to us, it is up to our cities, and our governments to help create permanent change to benefit pedestrians, cyclists, and other people who do not drive cars. Let World Carfree Day be a showcase for just how our cities might look like, feel like, and sound like without cars…365 days a year. As the climate heats up, World Carfree Day is the perfect time to take the heat off the planet, and put it on city planners and politicians to give priority to cycling, walking and public transport, instead of to the automobile."