Arlington's Car-Free Diet Blog: On World Car-Free Day, Come to Clarendon and Walk from Rush Hour to a Happier Hour

September 18, 2008

On World Car-Free Day, Come to Clarendon and Walk from Rush Hour to a Happier Hour

This Monday, September 22, come celebrate World Car-Free Day with a WALKArlington Walkabout of Clarendon, Arlington's original downtown! This rush-hour-to-happy-hour evening tour will take walkers from Clarendon's Metro Park through the pedestrian-friendly core of this thriving urban village and back again. Speakers will share anecdotes about Clarendon's unique history, cultural resources, gathering places, and car-free lifestyle. After all, Clarendon was car-free before car-free was cool!

The hour-long Walkabout kicks off at 6:30 p.m.; walkers should arrive by 6:15 p.m. so we can head out on time! Meet at the west end of the Clarendon Metro escalator awning, near the large pine tree. Check out the Clarendon Walkabout route map to see where we'll be heading. (For this abbreviated Car-Free Day Walkabout, we'll cover stops 1-4 and 7-10 only.)

WALKArlington's Car-Free Day Clarendon Walkabout is free and open to the public. Registration is not required.

And thanks to Arlington's Car-Free Diet and the Clarendon Alliance, Clarendon's many restaurants and shops will be offering World Car-Free Day discounts and promotions to customers who've gone car-free. Just take the Car-Free Diet Challenge to get your coupon, print it out, and bring it along on Monday!

So, ditch the car and take Metro's Orange Line to Clarendon, hop on Metrobus, ride Arlington Transit (ART), bike or walk. Explore all of your transit options at www.commuterpage.com/art/villages/clarendon.htm !

And don't forget to come back to Clarendon from noon to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 27, for Clarendon Day, Arlington's biggest party!