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Amanda adds, “We are also going to
have bike parking; we really want the
community to come to this event in the
most earth-friendly way as possible.”
Spots in the bike parade are attained
on a drop-in basis. The Bay Area Bike
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a.m.-11 a.m., and the group ride will be
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leaving Stanley Middle School around 11 a.m. The total ride is only
about 10-15 minutes long.
Sustainable Lafayette is funding the event along with donations from
local businesses, such as Whole Foods. Other businesses are offering ser-
vices as well, such as Republic Services, the new local waste management
company. “They’ll be providing the waste services for us including com-
posting, trash and recycling,” said Crane. “They’re going to work with all
the vendors and encourage them to use compostable materials.”
The primary goal of Sustainable Lafayette is to encourage residents
and businesses to be more sustainable in their daily lives. “This event
gives us the opportunity to promote
programs, technology, or tools that
people might not otherwise know
about,” said Crane. “It’s also a way
to promote some of our other pro-
grams like recycling partnerships
and things we’re doing in the school
district.”
The biggest draw for the festival
really depends on what your inter-
ests are. “For the tech geeks, the UC
Berkeley Solar Car Team (CalSol) is
bringing the latest version of their
competition solar car,” said Crane.
“For the daily commuter the draw
might be to find a better way to get
either from home to the city or from home to the BART station. If
you’re a daily cyclist there’ll be bike companies, free repairs, different
bikes on display; and kids activities for families in town.”
Crane adds, “I look at it as a great community-building event with an
environmental theme. It’s a great opportunity to come out with neigh-
bors, family and friends and take a look at what’s going on in the city
from an environmental aspect—a lot of these things we’ve promoted
and people know about already, but we also do a lot of programs that
people don’t know about.” To further that, Walter says, “It’s an oppor-
tunity to see other fun ways of getting around not just in our own com-
munity but also around the region itself,” she says. “We don’t always
have to rely on cars; getting out and seeing how you can expand the
way you get around is a draw in itself.”
Check out Lafayette’s 10th Annual Earth Day Festival on Sunday April
26th from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Lafayette Library & Learning Center.
For more information visit www.sustainablelafayette.org.
So there ya have it! Look around for your own Earth Day outing or
head to one of these. Either way, acknowledge the day and contribute
to a greater greener Earth this year.v
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