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Car Free Day Vancouver : ウィキペディア英語版 | Car Free Day Vancouver
Car Free Day Vancouver is a community-based, volunteer-run event in Vancouver, British Columbia, which closes busy streets to car traffic and sets up day-long community festivals to promote walking and reduce the use of cars. It is similar to other Car-Free Days held around the world. It takes place once every year and lasts for one day in the summer. The neighbourhoods involved often host smaller block parties in conjunction with a large street festival to celebrate. This day reduces the local use of cars and encourages people in these communities to interact with each other in the spirit of reducing carbon emissions. The larger street festivals include various businesses, non-profit organizations, food vendors, and artisans to contribute to the day's activities. Some festivals also include live performances ranging from musical guests, to spoken word, to dance and more. The goal of these events is to remind people of their ecological impact on the city and to decrease the dependence on personal vehicles as transportation within the city. == History == Vancouver Car Free Day began with the Commercial Drive Festival in 2005. The Festival was the start of a community wide event known as Car Free Day Vancouver. It was run and organized completely by volunteers, consisting of 30 main organizers along with 300 more volunteers. In its first year of operation, over 25,000 people were in attendance to celebrate this community event. The idea was in response to the BC provincial government's Gateway Program, which aimed to significantly reduce congestion in to the City of Vancouver. The first annual Car Free Vancouver Day took place in 2005, on Sunday June 15, and included different festivals taking place in Kitsilano, Commercial Drive, Main Street, and the West End.
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