from Washingtonpost dot-com -- "Car-Free Day"
Almost 11,000 people have pledged to leave their cars at home or to carpool on Thursday during the annual Car-Free Day sponsored by Commuter Connections, the regional transportation program coordinated by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
The event, however, is international in scope. According to organizers, the day includes celebrations in 1,500 cities in 40 countries. Area residents can take the pledge by signing up online.
Local events will include free bus rides on connectors and shuttles in Frederick County and morning prize drawings and giveaways at Bethesda, Friendship Heights, Silver Spring and Twinbrook Metro stations;
Commuter Connections also is encouraging participants to join in the Capital Bikeshare Birthday Bash. The event celebrating the one-year anniversary of the regional cycling program is from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Yards Park, on the Anacostia River near Nationals Park. There will be live music, moon bounces, food, games and prizes.
People can take the car-free — or car-lite — pledge at www.carfreemetrodc.com.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/post/car-free-day-rolls-in-on-thursday/2011/09/21/gIQAsm7ElK_blog.html?hpid=z5
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