22 May 2009
Car Free Days
"We aren't passengers on Spaceship Earth, we're the crew. We aren't residents on this planet, we're citizens. The difference in both cases is responsibility." Rusty Schweickart - Apollo 9 Astronaut.
This business led initiative simply aims to encourage more of us to make the journey to work without our cars.
Why? Well for lots of reasons, but mainly because we believe it will make our community even better.
Less people driving to work in their cars will not only help to shrink Guernsey's carbon footprint, but will also reduce the significant vehicle fume pollution we suffer at peak times.
Many people feel that the amount of traffic on Guernsey roads is a real barrier to those wishing to cycle or walk to work. By companies agreeing to coordinate their efforts, we hope to achieve a tangible reduction in traffic on Car Free Days.
As a community that has one of the highest ratio of cars per capita in the
world, we will have to work hard to change Guernsey's culture of car use.
As employers, we can influence how our staff come to work each day by providing facilities and incentives which encourage alternative transport options.
Businesses are being asked to offer some form of incentive to all those who choose to leave their cars at home on each ?Car Free Day'. Some companies are making a donation to charity for every staff member who makes the choice to get involved; others are providing a free breakfast or a cup of coffee. The decision is yours.
All we ask is that you keep a tally of the number of employees that come to work by foot, bike, bus or car share so that we can monitor progress.
This booklet provides a few ideas and resources to support your efforts.
Please contact us if you need further help or advice.
We hope that this initiative will gain momentum over the months and that more of us will get into the habit of thinking twice before we jump into our cars each morning.
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