Green Mobility: Thrive in DC Without a Car

The DC Metro area is making huge strides in green mobility options. The simple truth is, you can live a full, heathly and planet-friendly life here without a car. At this workshop, you'll learn how to get along just fine and save a fortune by not owning a car -- or at least cutting way back. Our three expert speakers (see below) will introduce you what DC has to offer to bicyclists, Arlington County's successful car-free diet program and how Zipcar's car sharing program leaves no excuse to keep that 4,000lb hunk of metal in your drive way. Join us, and bring your questions! Chris Hamilton, Chief Commuter Services, Arlington County Chris will be talking of the 'Arlington car-free diet' program. He will share how to calculate your transportation carbon dioxide emissions and how local alternatives to the automobile can make for significant reductions. Chris Holben, Supervisory Transportation Planner, DC Department of Transportation Chris will be talking about DC's bicycling options, including DC's unique bicycle sharing program, 'SmartBike DC'. This is a unique program that could serve for a model for other major cities to follow. Anthony Marinos, Regional Marketing Coordinator, Zipcar Anthony will talking about how Zipcar is transforming how people use cars in the DC metro area. He will outline their self-service, on-demand cars sharing service and address the impact in reducing carbon emissions, as 59% of car owners have gotten rid of their vehicle in DC. To date, Zipcar estimates it has taken more than 100,000 cars off the road worldwide, resulting in savings of more than 16 million gallons of gasoline and 150 million pounds of CO2 annually.