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Kentucky

City: Louisville

Organizer: Coalition for the Advancement of Regional Transportation (cartky.org)

Location: Region wide, but starts at 5 a.m. at Eastern Parkway and Bardstown Road.

Events planned so far: Bus-a-thon to bring about awareness of need for additional funding for transit.

Date: Monday, September 22, 2008

Contact name: Tim Darst

Contact e-mail: tim.darst@cartky.org

Web address: www.cartky.org

Additional comments: LOUISVILLE, KY - Tim Darst, Transit Director for the Coalition for the Advancement of Regional Transportation (CART) will be marking World Car Free Day (September 22) by riding 200 miles on Transit Authority of River City (TARC) buses to highlight the need for expanded transit options for the citizens of Louisville Metro. Mr. Darst will be accepting donations per mile with all proceeds going to Family Scholar House (formerly Project Women) and is challenging others to do the same.

TARC has been cutting services in recent years due to the increase in fuel prices. TARC has not had an increase in funding to offset these costs. Low-income people of Louisville and the surrounding areas are faced with fewer options for getting to work at a time when gas prices are high and getting higher.

CART is a non-profit advocacy organization whose mission is to promote multimodal transportation through advocacy and education. CART has been investigating options for increasing funding for TARC and for adding more transportation options for the citizens of Louisville.

Family Scholar House (formerly Project Women) is a collaborative organization that provides housing to single parents who are experiencing homelessness and supports them in obtaining a baccalaureate degree, thereby enabling them to break the cycle of poverty for themselves and their children. The World Car Free Day funds will be used to purchase transit passes for those single parents to attend school.

Intended schedule:

1. 23 Eastern Pky Bardstown Rd5:06 AM 5:20 AM 10th & Broadway
2. 64 10th & Broadway 5:23 AM 6:20 AM LaGrange
3. 64 LaGrange 6:20 AM 7:14 AM 4th & Broadway
4. 59 4th & Broadway 7:40 AM 8:29 AM Prospect
5. 59 Prospect 8:33 AM 9:15 AM 4th & Broadway
6. 71 4th & Broadway 9:25 AM 9:58 AM Jeffersonville
7. 71 Jeffersonville 10:04A 10:34 AM 4th & Market
8. 31 4th & Market 10:40A 11:55 AM Middletown
9. 31 Middletown 12:17P 1:06 PM St. Matthews
10. 62 St. Matthews 1:39 PM 2:23 PM Jefferson Mall
11. 62 Jefferson Mall 2:26 PM 3:10 PM St. Matthews
12. 29 St. Matthews 3:32 PM 3:45 PM Oxmoor
13. 29 Oxmoor 3:54 PM 5:17 PM Shively
14. 29 Shively 5:21 PM 6:05 PM Eastern Parkway & Bardstown Road

Additional contacts:

David Morse, President, CART David.morse@cartky.org

Nina Walfoort, Director of Marketing and Planning, TARC Nwalfoort@ridetarc.org

Kristie Adams, Program Director, Family Scholar House KAdams@projectwomen.org

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In Portland Oregon, we will be having a street party to celebrate World Carfree Day and to appreciate all the volunteers who helped make the Towards Carfree Cities Conference we hosted here in June a huge success.

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Virginia

City: Arlington

Organizer: Arlington County Commuter Services

Location:

Events planned so far: This is not an event - it is a lifestyle! Take the Challenge of going car-free and let this day be the first day of the rest of your car-free life! Clarendon WalkAbout scheduled.

Date: Sept. 22th

Contact name:

Contact e-mail: bgreenberg@arlingtonva.us

Web address: www.carfreediet.com

Additional comments:

Washington

City: Seattle

Organizer: Undriving Program, Sustainable Ballard

Location: In front of Ballard Neighborhood Service Center, NW 56th St and 22nd Ave NW

Events planned so far: Undriver Licensing in honor of World Carfree Day

Date: September 22, 2008, 1-4pm

Contact name: Julia Field

Contact e-mail: julia AT sustainableballard DOT org

Web address: Undriving

Additional comments: We will be issuing official Undriver Licenses to people who design a pledge to reduce their car use (or car use on the planet) in the coming month. Undrivers will also get 10 free bus tickets courtesy of King County METRO. You can find us aboard Sustainable Ballard's Fred-Flintstone-styled human-powered transport the "Shufflebus" (which makes a handy booth when not in transit!).

West Virginia

Wisconsin

City: Madison

Organizer: Madison Environmental Group

Date:

Location:

Events planned so far: Details are yet to be completed

Web Address: www.carfreechallenge.com

Contact Name:

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