City of Santa Monica Launches #CarFreeFriday on October 7th
September 26, 2016 5:08 PM
WHEN: Friday, October 7, 2016, and Fridays thereafter
WHERE: All residents, workers and businesses in Santa Monica are encouraged to participate. Those outside of Santa Monica are welcome to join on social media!
WHAT: Starting Friday, October 7, Santa Monica residents, workers, and businesses will kick off the very first Car Free Friday by giving cars a day off and using sustainable ways to get to work, school, or happy hour. By providing incentives, tips, and support for people to walk, bike, train, or bus once a week, the City of Santa Monica hopes to make it easy and safe for people to make the shift to being car-free and carefree more often.
WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED:
- Get friends, family, students, or customers excited about Car Free Friday. Check out this toolkit for ways to get your team involved!
- Put up a GoSaMo window sticker at your favorite business to help customers navigate the closest BBB stop, Expo station, or Breeze station. Request a sticker by filling out this form.
- Organize your own local tryathlon –an adventure by foot, bike, or transit.
- Share the #CarFreeFriday Facebook event and invite your community to be a part of a healthier future in Santa Monica.
Ready to take on the challenge? Follow along on social media using #GoSaMo and #CarFreeFriday to make sure you have all of the info you need to get going. To learn more about GoSaMo, a campaign supporting the City of Santa Monica's Goal of creating a new model of mobility with more options for everyone, please visit smgov.net/gosamo.
RESOURCES:
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/836734773127641/
GoSaMo: http://beta.smgov.net/strategic-goals/mobility/get-involved
Toolkit: http://bit.ly/toolkitcarfree
Sign-up Form: http://bit.ly/carfreeform
Questions: communications@smgov.net
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Media Contact
Constance Farrell
Communications & Public Information Manager
Constance.Farrell@santamonica.gov