How many diets let you eat all you want? Arlington's Car-Free Diet does. This new campaign, recently launched by Arlington County Commuter Services, encourages citizens and those who work in Arlington to give up one or more single occupancy car trips a week and try transit, walking, biking, carsharing, carpooling, or teleworking.
A Car-Free Diet brochure with "diet tips" containing a detailed transit map and bike/walk map is available at all Commuter Stores and was inserted inthe Nov./Dec. issue of The Citizen newsletter which was mailed to all households in Arlington. You'll also be seeing ads on Metrobuses, in Metro stations, newspapers, and online.
A new website -- carfreediet.com -- let's you calculate how much money, calories, and CO2 emissions you currently use and how much you'll save by going on the diet. Fill in your numbers and you'll get a coupon for the special Arlington edition of "How to Live Well Without Owning a Car" by Chris Balish.
Take the Car-Free Diet challenge at carfreediet.com and tell us what changes you'll make. Or, if you're already on the Car-Free (or Car-Lite) Diet, we want you to share your story.
Bobbi Greenberg, Marketing Director, Arlington County Commuter Services
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