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| Inspired by the phenomenon of
car free days in Europe, Car Free Fremont (a.k.a, Car-free-MONT) will make
a section of the Fremont neighborhood car-free on Sunday, September 16,
2001 from 9 am - 9 pm. In true Fremont tradition, this car-free day will
be an event, integrating public art and performance while reclaiming the
streets. |
What's New:
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Work Parties! Every
Night - Sep 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, from 6 - 10 pm at 112 35th Street, right
in the heart of the car-free zone. Please bring paints, brushes, and
plywood for signs! Call 206-979-6771 if need
be.
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Schedule
of Events and Activities! So much to do, so little
time!
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Press Release #2 -
Schedule of FREE Events &
Activities [
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Press Release #1 -
Fremont Divorces Automobile for a Day [
.pdf |
plain text ]
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Map of CONFIRMED
car-free zone
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Can you live without your car for just one
day?
Accept the challenge! Plan on living
car-free on Sunday, September 16, 2001. Run
all your errands on Saturday. On Sunday, try getting around town using public
transportation, self-propelled wheels, or just your own two feet! Come celebrate
with an all-day block party in Fremont. Play street games! Learn how to fix
your bike! Get funky at our roller disco circle! Grind a rail on our skateboard
and 'blade street course! Kick it at the Crossroads Lounge! Dance and play
music at the Traffic Circle Drum Circle! Or just do your own thing... the
streets belong to you. [see
map below] |
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poster coming soon!
Help spread the word by printing and
distributing the skateboarding Lenin
handout. More promo materials coming soon! |
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Goals:
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Raise awareness of alternative
transportation, especially non-motorized modes
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Reclaim the streets with fun
events
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Add new public art to
Fremont
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Celebrate Fremont as a walkable
community
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Send the message that cities should
be organized around PEOPLE, not cars
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Provide a networking opportunity for
alternative transportation activists
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Set a precedent for other communities
to follow
Events:
Click here for a
complete schedule of FREE events & activities
Location:
35th St. and Canal St. between 1st Ave. and
Phinney Ave. will be CLOSED to automobiles on Sunday, September 16, 2001,
from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. [back to
top]
If you think of car-free living as just
the typical North American suburban lifestyle without the cars, it sounds
horrible. But if you think of it as an opportunity to live in real neighborhoods,
to get more exercise in the natural course of your day without joining a
health club, to patronize local businesses instead of some multinational
conglomerate, to not have to chauffeur your children everywhere, to gain
an annual tax-free increase in disposable income worth several thousand dollars,
to redesign your community out of strip mall ugliness and into a real "there,"
and to lose your fear of people who are racially or socio-economically
"different," it sounds a lot better. -
Karen Sandness |
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