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= History of Car-Free Day at Humboldt State University =
= History of Car-Free Day at Humboldt State University =
On 22 September 2003, [[wikipedia:Humboldt State University | Humboldt State University]] was the first U.S. university to celebrate Car-Free Day.  The day of celebration was sponsored and coordinated by what was then  the Alternative Transportation Club, founded by Renee Stork.  The ATC changed its name to [http://www.humboldt.edu/~wheels/ Green Wheels] in the fall of 2006.  HSU has celebrated Car-Free Day in 2004, '05, and '06.  It has become a regular annual event on the HSU campus.  Each year it is an opportunity to highlight the fun, healthful, aesthetic, and community-building benefits of [[wikipedia:sustainable transportation | sustainable transportation]] by bringing the community together for a morning bike ride to campus and free breakfast, and by closing "B" street to automobile traffic to create a pedestrian corridor and artistic space for pastel artwork, among other events.  It is also a venue for Green Wheels promote itself and its sustainable transportation initiatives and projects for the year.
[http://www.humboldt.edu/~hsuas/readfile.php?file=resolutions%2FResolution+car+free+day.htm On 22 September 2003, Humboldt State University was the first U.S. university to celebrate Car-Free Day].  The day of celebration was sponsored and coordinated by what was then  the Alternative Transportation Club of [[wikipedia:Humboldt State University | Humboldt State University]], founded by Renee Stork.  The ATC changed its name to [http://www.humboldt.edu/~wheels/ Green Wheels] in the fall of 2006.  HSU has celebrated Car-Free Day in 2004, '05, and '06.  It has become a regular annual event on the HSU campus.  Each year it is an opportunity to highlight the fun, healthful, aesthetic, and community-building benefits of [[wikipedia:sustainable transportation | sustainable transportation]] by bringing the community together for a morning bike ride to campus and free breakfast, and by closing "B" street to automobile traffic to create a pedestrian corridor and artistic space for pastel artwork, among other events.  It is also a venue for Green Wheels promote itself and its sustainable transportation initiatives and projects for the year.


= Purpose of this Appropedia page =
= Purpose of this Appropedia page =
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;[http://www.northcoastco-op.com/ Northcoast Co-op]
;[http://www.northcoastco-op.com/ Northcoast Co-op]
:Karen Brooks (karenbrooks at northcoastco-op.com)
:Karen Brooks (karenbrooks at northcoastco-op.com)
;Safeway
;[http://www.yellowpages.com/sp/moreinfo/index.jsp?id=74117508&q=safeway Safeway]
;[http://wildberries.com/ Wildberries]
;[http://wildberries.com/ Wildberries]
:Manager: Phil (822-0095 x12)
:Manager: Phil (822-0095 x12)
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:Spoke to (manager): Derek
:Spoke to (manager): Derek
:Sacred Grounds has been wonderful in the past, lending us several airpots
:Sacred Grounds has been wonderful in the past, lending us several airpots
;Royal Cookie Capers
;[http://www.yellowpages.com/sp/moreinfo/index.jsp?id=22432919&q=royal%20cookie%20capers Royal Cookie Capers]
;[http://www.tofushop.com Tofu Shop]
;[http://www.tofushop.com Tofu Shop]
:Store phone: 822-7401
:Store phone: 822-7401
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=== Thanking donors ===
=== Thanking donors ===
Afterwards, businesses need to be thanked for donating food.  See section on Car-Free Day follow-up.
Afterwards, businesses need to be thanked for donating food.  See [[#After_CFD_follow-up|section on Car-Free Day follow-up]].


== Permits & safety precautions ==
== Permits & safety precautions ==
* Tour d'Arcata needs a parade permit from the [http://www.arcatacityhall.org City of Arcata]
* Tour d'Arcata needs a parade permit from the [http://www.arcatacityhall.org City of Arcata]
* CalTrans provides vests for Tour d'Arcata monitors
* [http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist1/ CalTrans] provides vests for Tour d'Arcata monitors
* Parking & Commuter Services authorizes the closure of "B" Street
* [http://studentaffairs.humboldt.edu/parking/ Parking & Commuter Services] authorizes the closure of "B" Street


== Organizing volunteers ==
== Organizing volunteers ==
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* Thank volunteers
* Thank volunteers
* Highlight upcoming events of the day
* Highlight upcoming events of the day
* Outline benefits of sustainable transportation
* Outline [http://www.humboldt.edu/~wheels/joomla/content/view/127/ benefits of sustainable transportation]
* Bring up current projects on the sustainable transportation agenda for campus and Arcata
* Bring up current projects on the sustainable transportation agenda for campus and Arcata
* Thank food donors
* Thank food donors


== "B" Street ==
== "B" Street ==
* Volunteers at top and bottom of hill with vests provided by Parking and Commuter Services allow campus and emergency vehicles through
* Volunteers at top and bottom of hill with vests provided by [http://studentaffairs.humboldt.edu/parking/ Parking and Commuter Services] allow campus and emergency vehicles through
* Make pastels available for all participants to interact with the street through art!
* Make pastels available for all participants to interact with the street through art!
* Hang Car-Free Day posters or Green Wheels posters at the top and bottom of "B" street so people know what the @#$% is going on.
* Hang Car-Free Day posters or Green Wheels posters at the top and bottom of "B" street so people know what the @#$% is going on.
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== Forum ==
== Forum ==
In 2005, there was a transportation forum of administrators in the Kate Buchanan Room.
[http://www.humboldt.edu/~wheels/car_free_day/2005.html#forum In 2005, there was a transportation forum of administrators] in the Kate Buchanan Room.


== Film screening ==
== Film screening ==
In 2005, [http://www.tedwhitegreenlight.com/cm.htm We are Traffic], [http://www.endofsuburbia.com/ End of Suburbia], and [http://www.tedwhitegreenlight.com/scorcher.htm Return of the Scorcher] were shown in the KBR.
In [http://www.humboldt.edu/~wheels/car_free_day/2005.html 2005], [http://www.tedwhitegreenlight.com/cm.htm We are Traffic], [http://www.endofsuburbia.com/ End of Suburbia], and [http://www.tedwhitegreenlight.com/scorcher.htm Return of the Scorcher] were shown in the KBR.


= After CFD follow-up =
= After CFD follow-up =
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* Thank volunteers by email
* Thank volunteers by email
* Thank donors with written letters
* Thank donors with written letters
* Acknowledge donors, volunteers, and other helpful people (staff & administrators) in Green Wheels email group message
* Acknowledge donors, volunteers, and other helpful people (staff & administrators) in [http://groups.google.com/group/greenwheels Green Wheels email group] message


== Process review and assessment ==
== Process review and assessment ==
* Discuss what worked well and what didn't at Green Wheels meeting
* Discuss what worked well and what didn't at [http://www.humboldt.edu/~wheels/joomla/content/view/91/58/ Green Wheels meeting]
* Make notes on this document so the next year's celebration is even better.
* Make notes on this document so the next year's celebration is even better.


== Follow-up in the press ==
== Follow-up in the press ==
* Put photos Car-Free Day photos up on green wheels website, [http://www.flickr.com flickr], or [http://picasa.google.com picasa]
* Put photos Car-Free Day photos up on green wheels website, [http://www.flickr.com/photos/hsugreenwheels/ Green Wheels flickr account], or [http://picasa.google.com picasa]
* Submit press releases hailing the success of Car-Free Day, particularly highlighting pedestrians' positive experiences on "B" street, and the fact that the [http://www.humboldt.edu/~mastplan/ HSU masterplan] calls for "B" street to become a pedestrian corridor closed to passenger car traffic and parking.
* Submit press releases hailing the success of Car-Free Day, particularly highlighting pedestrians' positive experiences on "B" street, and the fact that the [http://www.humboldt.edu/~mastplan/ HSU masterplan] calls for "B" street to become a pedestrian corridor closed to passenger car traffic and parking.



Revision as of 07:08, 7 November 2006

What is World Car-Free Day?

From the World Carfree Network:

World Carfree Day is an annual celebration of cities and public life, free from the noise, stress and pollution of cars. Each year on September 22, people around the world organize events of all sizes to showcase alternatives to the automobile. World Carfree Network invites organisations and individuals everywhere to join.
World Carfree Day began as an open call for a grassroots celebration of cities without cars. The date, September 22, was chosen to coincide with the EU-sponsored European Mobility Week, but our hope is to involve people at all levels of society and from all over the world.
Carfree days were organised as early as during the oil crisis of the 1970s, and several carfree days were organised in European cities during the early 1990s. An international carfree day was organised in Europe in 1999, which was the pilot project for the European Union's "In Town Without My Car" campaign. This campaign continues as European Mobility Week.
In 2000, Car Busters (the precursor to World Carfree Network) issues an open call for a "World Carfree Day," to coincide with Europe's carfree day on September 22. Since then, we have continued to call for activists and citizens to organise World Carfree Day events on or near September 22. (World Carfree Day history)

History of Car-Free Day at Humboldt State University

On 22 September 2003, Humboldt State University was the first U.S. university to celebrate Car-Free Day. The day of celebration was sponsored and coordinated by what was then the Alternative Transportation Club of Humboldt State University, founded by Renee Stork. The ATC changed its name to Green Wheels in the fall of 2006. HSU has celebrated Car-Free Day in 2004, '05, and '06. It has become a regular annual event on the HSU campus. Each year it is an opportunity to highlight the fun, healthful, aesthetic, and community-building benefits of sustainable transportation by bringing the community together for a morning bike ride to campus and free breakfast, and by closing "B" street to automobile traffic to create a pedestrian corridor and artistic space for pastel artwork, among other events. It is also a venue for Green Wheels promote itself and its sustainable transportation initiatives and projects for the year.

Purpose of this Appropedia page

Green Wheels dedicates considerable time and effort to plan and coordinate Car-Free Day. Many of the same tasks must be performed every year, most often by new club officers, members and volunteers, as there is constant turnover in any student organization at a university. This page is document the necessary steps to making Car-Free Day happen, streamlining the process for busy student organizers. Since the document is on a wiki, it is well-suited to be adjusted and refined with each successive year. This page is being maintained on Appropedia, not privately on Google Documents or another online collaborative space in hope that other university campuses might use this information to coordinate their own Car-Free Day celebration. Putting Car-Free Day planning information on Appropedia is also an effective way to introduce more people to Appropedia, a website begun at HSU, which is becoming an increasingly useful tool for the appropriate technology community.

Planning and coordinating Car-Free Day

Spring semester prior

Decide what day to have CFD

World Car-Free Day is September 22nd, so HSU has generally celebrated on Sep 22 with the rest of the world. In 2006, however HSU celebrated CFD on Thursday, Sep 21st because the 22nd fell on a Friday, when fewer students would have been on campus. If September 22nd falls on a weekend day, Car-Free Day at HSU obviously needs to be scheduled for a different day.

Create a schedule of events

It is imperative that a schedule of events is decided upon even before the fall semester begins. If a schedule of events is still being created when the fall semester begins, CFD promotion including fliers, advertising, press releases, brochures, webpages and email announcements must all be delayed until the schedule of events is determined.

Events for consideration:

  • Tour d'Arcata
  • Breakfast
  • Speakers
  • Music
  • Art on "B" Street
  • Contests
    • Log-pull
    • Fix-a-flat
    • Heaviest bike
    • Best-decorated bike
    • Best bike commuter outfit
    • Longest commute
  • Forums
  • Films
  • Parking space demonstrations
  • Tune-up and bike maintenance assistance

Promoting Car-Free Day

Organizing breakfast food

Sources & contacts

These are the sources that we have contacted in the past:

Los Bagels
Store phone: 822-3150
Northcoast Co-op
Karen Brooks (karenbrooks at northcoastco-op.com)
Safeway
Wildberries
Manager: Phil (822-0095 x12)
Don's Donuts
They've been stingy in the past
Sacred Grounds
Store phone: 822-0690
Spoke to (manager): Derek
Sacred Grounds has been wonderful in the past, lending us several airpots
Royal Cookie Capers
Tofu Shop
Store phone: 822-7401
Their spreads are excellent on Bagels

"Serve Safe Training"

Two volunteers or club members serving food must watch the "Serve Safe Training" video prior to the breakfast. For more information, see this page on Clubs & Activities Policies.

Form letter

A pre-written form letter is available on Google Documents to ask businesses to donate food.

Thanking donors

Afterwards, businesses need to be thanked for donating food. See section on Car-Free Day follow-up.

Permits & safety precautions

Organizing volunteers

In 2006, Google Docs & Spreadsheets was used to share volunteer sign-up sheets. The 2006 volunteer spreadsheet can be viewed here. You will need a Google Account and an invitation from a Green Wheels member to view this spreadsheet. If you need an invitation to view this spreadsheet, email wheels at humboldt.edu.

Last year's volunteers can first be emailed from last year's spreadsheet. Then the google group, greenwheels at googlegroups.com can be used to request volunteers. By including a link to the volunteer spreadsheet, prospective volunteers can see an up-to-the minute picture of exactly where and when help is still needed.

Event day

Tour d'Arcata

Breakfast

Green Wheels members or volunteers should personally greet every bus- or bike- commuting breakfast guest and ask them to register, taking down their email address for the announcement list if they are willing. Personally greeting each participant and writing down their email address for them will not only increase the number of addresses we are able to collect, but will also ensure that each email address is legibly written.

Green Wheels contact cards with website, email address, and meeting times should be offered, preferably, again, by a human being, instead of just sitting on the table.

Breakfast is the opportunity to make announcements of interest and use to Green Wheels and the sustainable transportation community:

  • Point out any dignitaries to encourage their continued annual participation:
    • HSU administrators
    • City council members
    • Leaders for other sustainable transportation programs
  • Thank volunteers
  • Highlight upcoming events of the day
  • Outline benefits of sustainable transportation
  • Bring up current projects on the sustainable transportation agenda for campus and Arcata
  • Thank food donors

"B" Street

  • Volunteers at top and bottom of hill with vests provided by Parking and Commuter Services allow campus and emergency vehicles through
  • Make pastels available for all participants to interact with the street through art!
  • Hang Car-Free Day posters or Green Wheels posters at the top and bottom of "B" street so people know what the @#$% is going on.
  • Offer Green Wheels contact cards and email list sign-up at top and bottom of hill
  • Bicycle Learning Center sets up mobile station on "B" Street
  • Emphasize the HSU masterplan calls for "B" street to become a pedestrian corridor closed to passenger car traffic and parking.

Contests

Music

  • Amplification is only allowed on the quad from noon-1pm.
  • What are the regulations regarding music on "B" Street?

Forum

In 2005, there was a transportation forum of administrators in the Kate Buchanan Room.

Film screening

In 2005, We are Traffic, End of Suburbia, and Return of the Scorcher were shown in the KBR.

After CFD follow-up

Thank you's

  • Thank volunteers by email
  • Thank donors with written letters
  • Acknowledge donors, volunteers, and other helpful people (staff & administrators) in Green Wheels email group message

Process review and assessment

  • Discuss what worked well and what didn't at Green Wheels meeting
  • Make notes on this document so the next year's celebration is even better.

Follow-up in the press

  • Put photos Car-Free Day photos up on green wheels website, Green Wheels flickr account, or picasa
  • Submit press releases hailing the success of Car-Free Day, particularly highlighting pedestrians' positive experiences on "B" street, and the fact that the HSU masterplan calls for "B" street to become a pedestrian corridor closed to passenger car traffic and parking.
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