Posted on Sept. 19: McMaster celebrates World Car Free Day

Leave the car at home Friday and hop on the bus for free.

McMaster is celebrating World Car Free Day tomorrow by providing free Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) tickets for staff and faculty for travel to and from McMaster's main campus and downtown location.

Tickets can be picked up at the information desk in the McMaster University Student Centre, or from the front desk (the Security Guard) at the downtown centre.

The promotion will include a draw for Tim Horton's coupons.

A car will be parked in front of the McMaster Museum of Art on Friday for faculty, staff and students to decorate and paint. “People are invited to leave a mark on a car instead of the car leaving a mark on the earth,” says Daryl Bender, co-ordinator in McMaster's Alternative Commuting & Transportation Office.

Bottles of water will also be handed out at campus entrances for those entering campus by means other then a motor vehicle.

Bender encourages everyone to leave the car at home, not just on World Car Free Day, but every day. “The more people embrace the idea of leaving their car at home, the more we can avoid turning our green space into parking lots.”

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Leave the car at home Friday and hop on the bus for free.<p><br />
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McMaster is celebrating World Car Free Day tomorrow by providing free Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) tickets for staff and faculty for travel to and from McMaster&#039;s main campus and downtown location.<p><br />
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Tickets can be picked up at the information desk in the McMaster University Student Centre, or from the front desk (the Security Guard) at the downtown centre.<p><br />
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The promotion will include a draw for Tim Horton&#039;s coupons.<p><br />
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A car will be parked in front of the McMaster Museum of Art on Friday for faculty, staff and students to decorate and paint. "People are invited to leave a mark on a car instead of the car leaving a mark on the earth," says Daryl Bender, co-ordinator in McMaster&#039;s Alternative Commuting & Transportation Office. <p><br />
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Bottles of water will also be handed out at campus entrances for those entering campus by means other then a motor vehicle.<p><br />
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Bender encourages everyone to leave the car at home, not just on World Car Free Day, but every day. "The more people embrace the idea of leaving their car at home, the more we can avoid turning our green space into parking lots."<p>

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