Leave your car at home week challenge takes place September 22 - 28, 2008. If you can do it for a week, you can do it for a lifetime!
For more information visit the City of Manitowoc website at www.manitowoc.org or call Maritime Metro Transit at 683-4560.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Leave Your Car at Home Week?
The week is a challenge to reduce the use of personal vehicles. If people can consciously drive less for one week, they may find the benefits of those habits are worth adopting into their everyday life.
Why is it set for Sept. 22-28?
Sept. 22 is World Car Free Day, which promotes alternative forms of transportation around the globe.
I am unemployed, or my company is not participating in the Miles Not Traveled Competition. Can I still get involved?
Yes, a log sheet for the general public is available at the Maritime Metro Transit Office, on the city of Manitowoc's Web Site: manitowoc.org or by calling the mobility manager at 920-686-6548.
What are the eligible activities?
Walking, telecommuting or teleconferencing, biking, using transit, carpooling, combining trips for personal errands, chose a local option rather than driving out of town for shopping and/or entertainment.
It isn't practical for me to give up my car for an entire week, because I use my personal vehicle in my job, drive my kids to school, don't live near transit, or other reasons. Can I still participate?
Leaving a car at home for the entire week is the "Platinum Goal." However, the initiative is to encourage people to rethink how they use their personal vehicles and reduce the number of trips made in a single-occupancy vehicle. More than 90 percent of all trips are made in a single-occupancy vehicle. This week is a good time to explore alternatives to driving alone and see if these habits do improve your quality of life while reducing your carbon footprint.
It seems difficult to put into practice, because of my lifestyle. What are some suggestions for going car-free or car-lite this week?
Buy a special week-long MMT bus pass for $10 and explore the routes – kids under age 4 ride for free with an adult. Meet some of the fellow parents at your child's school or day care and see if carpooling will eliminate some of the trips to through the drop-off lane. Talk to your co-workers about carpooling. Talk to your neighbors, and see if they can share driving to work if you near one another and/or similar schedule. Offer to take a neighbor with you to complete errands. Dust off that bike in the garage. Get out your walking shoes. If you travel throughout the workday, leave your car at work for the week and eliminate the use of your vehicle in your personal life. Be creative, the possibilities to alternative transportation are limitless.
Who is organizing this event?
The Manitowoc County Mobility Manager is organizing the promotion with assistance from Maritime Metro Transit, Manitowoc County Personnel Office, Holy Family Memorial CareVan Service, Lakeshore Technical College, and Painting Pathways.
What is the Manitowoc County Mobility Management Project?
This is a cooperative effort among Maritime Metro Transit, the Aging & Disability Resource Center, and other transportation stakeholders to coordinate transportation services in Manitowoc County. The mobility manager researches unmet transportation needs existing in Manitowoc County, and develops programs to meet those needs.
What is Leave Your Car at Home Week?
The week is a challenge to reduce the use of personal vehicles. If people can consciously drive less for one week, they may find the benefits of those habits are worth adopting into their everyday life.
Why is it set for Sept. 22-28?
Sept. 22 is World Car Free Day, which promotes alternative forms of transportation around the globe.
I am unemployed, or my company is not participating in the Miles Not Traveled Competition. Can I still get involved?
Yes, a log sheet for the general public is available at the Maritime Metro Transit Office, on the city of Manitowoc's Web Site: manitowoc.org or by calling the mobility manager at 920-686-6548.
What are the eligible activities?
Walking, telecommuting or teleconferencing, biking, using transit, carpooling, combining trips for personal errands, chose a local option rather than driving out of town for shopping and/or entertainment.
It isn't practical for me to give up my car for an entire week, because I use my personal vehicle in my job, drive my kids to school, don't live near transit, or other reasons. Can I still participate?
Leaving a car at home for the entire week is the "Platinum Goal." However, the initiative is to encourage people to rethink how they use their personal vehicles and reduce the number of trips made in a single-occupancy vehicle. More than 90 percent of all trips are made in a single-occupancy vehicle. This week is a good time to explore alternatives to driving alone and see if these habits do improve your quality of life while reducing your carbon footprint.
It seems difficult to put into practice, because of my lifestyle. What are some suggestions for going car-free or car-lite this week?
Buy a special week-long MMT bus pass for $10 and explore the routes – kids under age 4 ride for free with an adult. Meet some of the fellow parents at your child's school or day care and see if carpooling will eliminate some of the trips to through the drop-off lane. Talk to your co-workers about carpooling. Talk to your neighbors, and see if they can share driving to work if you near one another and/or similar schedule. Offer to take a neighbor with you to complete errands. Dust off that bike in the garage. Get out your walking shoes. If you travel throughout the workday, leave your car at work for the week and eliminate the use of your vehicle in your personal life. Be creative, the possibilities to alternative transportation are limitless.
Who is organizing this event?
The Manitowoc County Mobility Manager is organizing the promotion with assistance from Maritime Metro Transit, Manitowoc County Personnel Office, Holy Family Memorial CareVan Service, Lakeshore Technical College, and Painting Pathways.
What is the Manitowoc County Mobility Management Project?
This is a cooperative effort among Maritime Metro Transit, the Aging & Disability Resource Center, and other transportation stakeholders to coordinate transportation services in Manitowoc County. The mobility manager researches unmet transportation needs existing in Manitowoc County, and develops programs to meet those needs.
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