News Release
For Immediate Release
Contact: Beth Gorman (520) 740-3343
Tucson, Arizona (Thursday, April 17, 2008) – Five exciting events along with the Clean Air Contest are scheduled during the final week of Clean Air Days and Bike Fest 2008. The activities remaining in this nearly month-long event include today’s “Food for Thought” lunchtime presentation at the downtown Main Library on “Outdoor Water Conservation” given by staff from the SmartScape Program at noon. On Saturday, April 19th, the Tucson Earth Day Festival and Parade is being held at its new location at Reid Park near Country Club and 22nd St. from 9 a.m.-1p.m. The “All Species Need Clean Air” Earth Day theme will be portrayed by children in creative masks and costumes as part of the parade that begins at 10:00 a.m. Saturday is also Bike to the Zoo Day and those who ride their bikes to the Reid Park Zoo will get in for free by showing their bike helmet and using the free valet bike parking from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. On Sunday, April 20th is the biggest bicycle-related swap meet in the state, the Greater Arizona Bicycling Association’s Bike Swap Meet on 4th Avenue between 6th and 9th Streets from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. And Thursday, April 24th the “Food for Thought” lunchtime downtown library presentation will be on “Green Home Building” and will introduce green building technologies that can be introduced into new and existing homes to save energy and improve the environment.
Local agencies and businesses concerned about air quality and traffic congestion have joined forces to promote actions to improve air quality during this year’s Clean Air Days & Bike Fest events. Area residents are being encouraged to go green, drive less and carpool, walk, bicycle, take the bus, or drive a clean-fueled vehicle to improve air quality and possibly win a prize. The Clean Air Days and Bike Fest activities are scheduled through April 24th at various locations around town. The schedule of Clean Air Days events and the Clean Air Contest entry forms are available at www.cleanair.pima.gov. Contest entry forms received by PDEQ by April 25th will be entered into a random drawing for great prizes including meals at local restaurants, gift certificates, hotel stays, and more. A complete list of Bike Fest activities are at www.dot.tucsonaz.gov/bikefest. Secured bicycle parking is offered at many of the venues.
Clean Air Days event sponsors include the City of Tucson and Pima County Departments of Transportation, Pima Association of Governments, Pima County Department of Environmental Quality, Sun Tran, Pima Community College, the University of Arizona, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety, Southwest Gas, and Bookman’s. For more information call PDEQ at 740-3947.
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