Ditch Your Car on Monday for a Prize

On Monday, Sept. 22, Pima County Department of Environmental Quality and Pima Association of Governments’ Sun Rideshare Program present Car Free Tucson Day. Participants can register for an opportunity to win a Kindle or $100 gift card. Details below:

If trying public transit, including the Sun Link streetcar, for a car-free day, information and trip planning is available at www.suntran.com. The Pima County Department of Transportation Bicycle and Pedestrian Program has free bike maps, safety classes and information on bike routes throughout the region at webcms.pima.gov/government/transportation/.

To locate a carpool or to qualify for the Car-Free Tucson prize drawing, participants can log their car-free trips in the Sun Rideshare Travel Calendar at www.sunrideshare.org/ridepro. Prizes include a Kindle Fire, one of two $100 gift cards, and more. Only one car-free trip is needed on September 22 to be eligible to win, and participants must have the trip logged in by 8:00 a.m. September 23. For a guaranteed ride home in case of an emergency, registration is required at the Sun Rideshare website.