News and Promotions See Recent News Releases
Also see Twitter Updates, Car Free in the News, and Photo Gallery.
National Clean Air Excellence Award to the District for the Santa Barbara Car Free Project from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Project Partners recognized June 17, 2010. See this page. Also see news release.
Also see EPA Region IX news release here and EPA web page on the Clean Air Excellence Award recipients.
Santa Barbara Zoo/Amtrak promotion! See the Zoo web page.
2010 Discounts: Take the CAR out of your CARBON Footprint! See this page.
Car Free invites visitors to spend another day enjoying carfree-dom as part of the Conference & Visitors Bureau's Explore 24 promotion.
Car Free participates in Conference & Visitors Bureau's "Compliments of Santa Barbara!" campaign.
Car Free participates in Conference & Visitors Bureau's "Thank You California Firefighters!" campaign−see page three of this link (PDF).
| New Car Free-dom Packages! See this page. | ||
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2009 Discounts:
Take a Vacation from the Gas Pump! See
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| Special 20
percent savings on Amtrak®! See
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Highway 101
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| Bike through the wine country featured in Award winning film "Sideways" Download bike tours inspired by the film "Sideways" from the Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition website. | ||
| Group Trip Discounts on Amtrak® Special rates on the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner from Amtrak California for group trips for kids and seniors! Details. | ||
| Take a bus to the Mission, Courthouse, Botanic Garden and Natural History Museum See the Line 22 rack card for map and schedules for public transportation to Santa Barbara's attractions! | ||
| More about Santa Barbara Car Free... | ||
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See Project Facts, or download our Project Fact Sheet (PDF file). | |



