World Carfree Day
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World Carfree Day is an annual event celebrated on September 22nd, promoting sustainable urban mobility and raising awareness about the environmental and health benefits of reducing car usage.
On car-free days, people are encouraged either through state policy or by societal consensus to travel by means other than cars. Some cities, like Jakarta and Tehran, have weekly car-free days. Other such days are annual. World Car Free Day is celebrated on September 22. Organized events are held in some cities and countries. In Israel, the holiday of Yom Kippur is regarded as a car free day through societal consensus without official policy enforcement.
The events, which vary by location, give motorists and commuters an idea of their locality with fewer cars. The concept dates from the 1970s but was popularised in the 1990s. Tel Aviv has had a car free day due to Yom Kippur since 1935.
How to get involved
[edit | edit source]See World Carfree Day, worldcarfree.net, The role of WCN, ("page was last updated 28 July 2014")
See also
[edit | edit source]- Car-Free Day at Humboldt State University
- Car free day
- Sustainable transport activism, Sustainable transport news
- Cycling activism, Cycling news
External links
- Car free day W, Carfree city W, Car-free movement W, Pedestrian zone W
- World Carfree Day, worldcarfree.net, ("page was last updated 28 July 2014")
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| Cite as | "World Carfree Day". Appropedia. 2009–2025. Retrieved June 16, 2026. |