Car Free Day events - Toronto

[angela bischoff]

World Car-Free Day! -- Toronto

Join 100 million people in over 1500 cities around the globe in
celebration of WORLD CAR-FREE DAY!

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On Tues. Sept. 18, 6 - 9 p.m.

Movie Screening
Contested Streets

A one hour documentary that looks at successful programs in Copenhagen to
reduce car use. This will be followed by a panel discussion with local
councilors and city planners.

Where: South Riverdale Community Health Centre, Toronto (on Queen St. east
in Leslieville)

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On Thur. Sept. 20, the Sierra Club of Canada is hosting Toronto's 2007 Car
Free Day celebration on Yonge Street and Yonge-Dundas Square from 10 a.m.
to 2:00 p.m.

http://www.carfreeday.ca/

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On Saturday Sept. 22nd come out and show how much fun car-freedom can be!
Host a PARKING METER PARTY along Queen Street West from 1 pm, then join
the CAR-FREE PARADE at 6:00 (5:00 assembly at Trinity Bellwoods, heading
east)

BRING YOUR: family, bike gang, best friend, band, costumes, banners,
instruments, human powered floats, badminton rackets, dance party, clown
troupe, cardboard, crayons, imagination, sense of humour, whatever you do
best!

DON'T BRING: a car!

http://streetsareforpeople.org/

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On Sunday Sept. 23, 12 noon, join hundreds of cyclists in a pedal-powered
parade from High Park to the ROM --- or join us along the route --- to
push for bike lanes on Bloor and elsewhere in the city.

BELLS ON BLOOR

"Cyclists protect us from global warming; let's protect cyclists with bike
lanes."

Meet at main Bloor St. gate of High Park.

Get a free bike bell!

http://www.bellsonbloor.ca

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On Sunday, Sept. 23 -The David Suzuki Foundation & the Toronto
Environmental Alliance Present:

The Toronto Smog Hike!

On Sunday, September 23, join us for a fun walk to raise awareness about
an important issue. Meet at Harbour Square Park* at 10 a.m., with the walk
starting at noon. Beginning at the harbourfront, we'll head North along
Yonge Street in a symbolic gesture to account for the 1,700 people who die
each year from smog related illness in Toronto. Join us at any point to
walk for a block, a kilometre, or the whole trip: from King Street, past
Bloor, all the way up to Finch.

If you can't make it, click below to to add your voice to the event.
www.torontoenvironment.org/smog_hike

*Harbour Square Park is at the bottom of Bay Street, next to the Ferry
Terminal. Map: tinyurl.com/3cadvp

More info at: www.davidsuzuki.org/health




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