Pledging is Open for the 3rd Annual Car Free Day LI!

Once again, Long Island will be joining over 1500 cities in 40 countries around the world in celebrating Car Free Day on Tuesday, September 22, 2015, when people are encouraged to get around without cars and instead ride a train, bus, walk, bicycle, carpool, or just drive less. Last year, 2,855 Long Islanders pledged to be car free or car-lite, resulting in the avoidance of over 72,000 miles of driving and 36 tons of CO2 emissions.

In anticipation of Car Free Day, an island-wide Car Free Day LI Rally will be held at Farmingdale State College on Thursday, September 17, 2015, 1-4pm, to encourage Long Islanders to pledge to be car free or car-lite on Car Free Day and help educate the public on the impact of single occupancy vehicles on Long Island and more sustainable travel choices such as using mass transit, carpooling, biking, walking, telecommuting. More details are available at www.carfreedayli/rally.

Help us make the 3rd Annual Car Free Day Long Island a huge success by once again pledging to be car free or car-lite at our website: carfreedayli.com/pledge. Those who pledge will also be eligible to win great prizes. Check out our growing list of raffle prizes at our website at carfreedayli.com. Thank you to the organizations that have donated prizes so far – and more are coming!

Early Bird Pledge Raffle!
Pledge by Friday, June 19 for a chance to win two tickets for dinner and show to An Evening with Jeff Wands, Psychic Medium, on June 24, 2015 at the Four Seasons Sunrooms in Holbrook. Thanks to WALK 97.5 and K98.3 for this raffle prize!

How to be Car Free
Not sure how to be car free or car-lite? Visit our “How to be car free” page for resources that can help, such as finding a transit route, carpool partner or bike locker. Car Free Day is celebrated in different ways with the common goal of taking cars off the road. Using cars less by taking advantage of alternative transportation modes will build awareness, reduce traffic, conserve energy, reduce harmful emissions, reduce parking problems and save money!

Spread the Word!
Help us spread the word about Car Free Day Long Island! Invite a friend to pledge, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. Download our Car Free Day LI Toolkit from carfreedayli.com with celebration ideas, flyers, posters, stickers and more Car Free Day LI information. 

Have an unusual plan for travel or unique celebration idea? Send us your plan or suggestions to info@carfreedayli.com, and we’ll post them on Facebook or include them in our next update!

Sincerely,
The Car Free Day Long Island Team