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Car Free Sundays

Idea not chosen
What should be created?
Designate one Sunday a month as car-free. This creates a regular opportunity for neighbours to connect, encourages cycling, and builds genuine pride in our neighbourhood. The environmental case is compelling too. Car-free days have been shown to reduce nitrogen dioxide levels by up to 40% — a meaningful air quality improvement even from a single day a month. And crucially, regular car-free days are much more likely to have a significant impact than one-off annual events. Our neighbourhood deserves streets that work for people, not just cars. A monthly Car-Free Sunday is a simple, low-cost way to start.
Example
The idea has a strong track record globally. Bogotá's Ciclovía programme has been closing streets to cars every Sunday since the 1970s — today it attracts an estimated 1.4 million participants weekly across 120 kilometres of car-free space. TheCityFix Researchers found that for every dollar spent on the programme, three dollars are saved on public health costs. In India, a similar initiative called Raahgiri Day spread so quickly that it has now expanded to over 70 cities and inspired the country's first automated bicycle-sharing system.
Are you submitting the idea by yourself or as part of a group?
I am an individual
Name
Elaine
Will you implement the idea by yourself or are you still searching for accomplices?
I don't know yet
Describe the place(s)
The local streets within Wiedikon over which the Gemeinde has control
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