This spring has already featured national programs to promote train travel (National Train Day) and to give pedal power a boost with Bike to Work Week. On a more localized level, add Ann Arbor's Curb Your Car Month to the list of organized efforts to improve our environment by decreasing car use.

getDowntown hosts the initiative, which lasts for the entire month of May. Events include free public transit days, cycling education discussions, presentations on reducing car use, and walking events. The last week of Curb Your Car Month is coming up, with the last editions of the recurring Carpool/Vanpool Tuesdays, Walk to Work Wednesdays, Transit Thursdays and Bike to Work Fridays.

The big draw for Ann Arbor residents is the Commuter Challenge in which companies compete against one another to determine who can make the most sustainable commute choices.

In light of fuel price spikes, commuters are already opting for mass transit and bicycles in increasingly greater numbers. Events like Curb Your Car Month help to spread the gospel and to show people just how easy and practical going car-free can be.

Photo via flickr by carlcollins.

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