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Rasta4i's | 29.08.2004 04:34 | Culture | Free Spaces | Indymedia | London | World
Open Your Street to Car Free Day 2004
More people are celebrating Car Free Day around the world every year. You can too
Here’s what I think the truth is: We are all addicts of fossil fuels in a state of denial, about to face [quitting] cold turkey. And like so many addicts about to face cold turkey, our leaders are now committing violent crimes to get what little is left of what we’re hooked on. -Kurt Vonnegut.
· Is there a way to get drivers out of their cars in one or more cities...
· In ways which will be tolerable in a pluralistic democracy...
· For at least be long enough to allow those concerned to learn a great deal more about the whole complex of things that need to be adjusted and introduced to make a car-less (or, more accurately, less-car) urban transport paradigm actually work?
Car-free Goals:
· Raise awareness of alternative transportation, especially non-motorized modes
· Reclaim the streets with fun events
· Celebrate walkable communities
· Send the message that cities should be organized around PEOPLE, not cars
· Provide a networking opportunity for alternative transportation activists
· Set a precedent for other communities to follow
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