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South Coast Earth Day Festival
2008
Sunday April 20, 10 am to 5:30 pm
Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Gardens
Watch the Earth Day Festival commercial and the Ride Free on MTD commercial
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Ride anywhere on an MTD bus or shuttle for FREE on Sunday April 20, 2008! Cars are a major source of smog pollution and greenhouses gases contributing to global climate change. Take a vacation from your car and do your part for the planet on Earth Day! This cooperative initiative is supported by the Community Environmental Council, Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, the Santa Barbara Car Free project, Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (MTD), and the City of Santa Barbara. Buses from all over town stop at the MTD Transit Center, just a few blocks from Earth Day (see map below); some bus lines stop just outside the County Courthouse Sunken Gardens. For routes, schedules, and to find the bus stop closest to you, visit www.sbmtd.gov, or call MTD-3702 (answered by MTD staff weekdays 6am-7pm, Saturdays 8am-6pm or Sundays 9am-6pm).
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Discover How to Reduce your CARbon Footprint and Win Prizes! When you get to Earth Day, pick up a Travel- Pass at any green transportation booth, get it stamped at each booth listed, and enter to win prizes given away every hour! Prizes include six pairs of Amtrak® Pacific Surfliner® roundtrip tickets, commuter bus passes, MTD bus passes, a Bikestation pass and other biking prizes, Curb Your Commute Axxess cards, a Sprint wireless card, and the GRAND PRIZE, an iPhone with solar charger. Come Car Free to Earth Day and double your chances to win! |
| The South Coast Earth Day Festival is presented by the Community Environmental Council (CEC). See their Earth Day website for info on all the events planned for the months before and the Festival Day! |
Partners in Ride Free on MTD (click on logo to go to websites)
Other ways to come to Earth Day Car Free:
Check out www.trafficsolutions.info for online bike maps, and a full menu of car free options!
- Walk: Earth Day’s downtown location makes it easy to get to without a car. The County Courthouse is only a 30 or 40 minute walk from the Mesa, Upper State Street, or Milpas Street, and only an 8-block stroll from lower downtown and the harbor. So lace up your walking shoes and get some exercise while you make this a car-free day!
- Bike: To plan your route, check out the online bike maps at www.trafficsolutions.info. Try linking up with the oceanfront bicycle path along Cabrillo Boulevard, or the bike lanes on Bath, Castillo and State Streets. Check out the Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition website for more info on biking.
Coming from Out of Town?
Register on this page to receive info on car free discounts, including 20% off Amtrak, discounts on airport transportation, and savings of up to 50% on area hotels and activities as part of the Santa Barbara Car Free Experience Package.
- Take the Coastal Express to Earth Day: This charter-style public bus service from Ventura to Santa Barbara costs only $2 each way and makes stops at the County Government Center, Pacific View Mall, downtown Ventura, and Eugenia Street in Carpinteria. See their weekend schedule at the Go Ventura web site.
- Take Amtrak to Earth Day: Call 1-800-USA-RAIL or visit Amtrak.com for reservations and schedules.
Let Earth Day be the beginning...
Use Earth Day to discover your closest MTD stop, nearest bike path, or easiest walking route, and plan to make green transportation choices part of your regular routine - including your daily commute.
Check out www.trafficsolutions.info to start planning! Also see Car Free Travel and Our Earth.