| Who we are...
We are a coalition of individual members from existing organizations
with overlapping interests (community development, transportation,
planning, environmental health, health and safety.)
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Our Mission...
Curb Your Car Coalition is a group of community organizations
and individuals working toward sensible and appropriate transportation
options to reduce car use. The Coalition seeks environmental,
health and safety, social and economic benefits for Tompkins
County through education, planning, policy and implementation.
Our goals are:
- To move people out of their automobiles for health and
environmental benefits;
- To promote community and connectedness;
- To provide education;
- To help people overcome obstacles to using alternatives
modes of transportation;
- To address safety issues;
- To promote walkable communities.
Profiles...
Curbing Your Car is a practical, easy decision. Your
fellow community members are already part of the movement.
Here they introduce themselves and explain why car-free is
the way to go.
Affiliates...
Background...
Ithaca residents aren't the first to curb our cars--inspiration
for the local coalition came from existing Curb Your Car initiatives,
including those in Burlington, Vermont, mentioned in a June
20, 2002 Ithaca Journal editorial. Similar events worldwide
include “In Town Without My Car!” initiatives,
European Mobility Week (www.mobilityweek-europe.org),
and UN-supported Car Free Days annually on September 22 (www.uncfd.org).
A full 96% of visitors to UK “In Town Without My Car!”
events said they were a good idea, with 97% wanting the event
to be held at least annually; almost half liked it so much
they wanted a monthly event.
Earth Day efforts have also embraced Car Free Days, promoting
them as “a pattern break” that doesn't “aim
to take all cars off the streets as a long-term solution;
instead, they encourage people to think about the impact of
their transport choices and how cleaner, more effective forms
of transportation can enhance our quality of life.”
(www.earthday.net/goals/carfreeday.htm). |
