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  1. Kartiki Deshpande of Washington D.C. was announced as the Car Free Day grand prize winner of an iPod nano!
  2. A Day for Rethinking Our Four-Wheeled Fixation - http://bit.ly/1bBZRl
  3. A vehicle that gets only 15 mpg with 4 passengers is still 2.4 times more efficient than 4 small sedans w/ one passenger getting 25 mpg.
  4. email the subject line 'CFD media' to ridematching@mwcog.org if you would like to tell your Car Free Day story to the media.
  5. Check out the Car Free Day Podcast at www.mwcog.org/about/rss/podcasts.asp
  6. Free Guaranteed Ride Home program for Washington area commuters. See if you qualify in case of an emergency www.commuterconnections.org.
  7. Come out to Mister Days in Clarendon Sept 22, 4-8 pm. Celebrate Car Free Day with free food, door prizes and more fun! www.carfreediet.com
  8. After housing— transportation related expenditures rank 2nd for the avg family—exceeding food, education, recreation and healthcare.
  9. Using transportation alternatives 1 day/week can save a typical commuter about 1,200 vehicle miles and about $567 in costs annually.
  10. So far over 2,500 people have visited http://www.carfreemetrodc.com and pledged to go car free on Tuesday Sept 22, 2009! Go good people : )
  11. DJ Josh Cunningham from WBIG 100.3FM http://www.wbig.com will be appearing at the Car Free Day celebration on Sept 22 at 7th & F Sts in D.C.
  12. So far over 1,000 people have visited http://www.carfreemetrodc.com and pledged to go car free on Tuesday September 22, 2009!
  13. Take Metrorail redline to GalleryPlace-Chinatown in DC for the Sept 22 Car Free Day celebration at 7th & F Sts.from 11am -3 pm. Lots of fun!
  14. On September 22, millions around the world will leave their cars behind for Car Free Day.
  15. 28% of US energy consumption comes from transportation, great reason to go car free on September 22!