{"id":6459,"date":"2014-09-16T14:24:48","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T21:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oregonstate.edu\/sustainability\/blog\/?p=6459"},"modified":"2014-09-16T14:24:48","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T21:24:48","slug":"corvallis-car-free-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/2014\/09\/16\/corvallis-car-free-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Corvallis Car Free Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gear Up for the 5th Annual Car Free Day in Corvallis!<\/h2>\n
This year’s Car Free Festival will take place Sunday, September 21st, at Riverfront Park in Corvallis with Car Free Day following on Monday the 22nd.<\/div>\n
On Sunday, there will be back to back events from 1-4 pm <\/span>including music, food, kid’s activities, information booths, games and more.<\/div>\n
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\"unicycle\"Every attendee will receive\u00a0Car Free goodies; a bandanna, arm band, head band, or streamer to hang from your bike or back pack to let everyone know you\u2019re getting there car free. <\/span>There will also be a collection area at the festival for people to\u00a0donate athletic shoes through Five Star Sports. Wearable shoes go to Africa for re-use and unusable shoes go to Nike for grinding up and recycling.<\/span>
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<\/span>Before the festival, there will be a car-free themed\u00a0story time at the Central Park gazebo at 12:30 pm hosted by the Corvallis Public Library. This will be followed by a celebratory parade from Central Park to Riverfront Park, accompanied by a police escort.<\/span><\/div>\n
This family-friendly event will give everyone a chance to gear up for Car Free Day<\/span>, which is a great opportunity to learn about, and take advantage of, the abundant transportation options available in our community. You can even take a Car Free Day Pledge <\/span>here<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

On Car Free Day, Monday, Sept. 22, join the community and people all over the globe for a day of walking, biking, or taking public transit. There will be neighborhood checkpoints throughout Corvallis where you can join your neighbors for free food, drinks, transportation information, and bike safety checks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Below is a list of the 8 Neighborhood Checkpoints. You can view them in map form here<\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n