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Coffee Break: No cars go

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by Anna Reed

September 22, 2017

Today is World Car Free Day, where people are encouraged to give up driving their car for a day and instead find a more environmentally-friendly, sustainable way of getting around.

Maybe it's riding a train, bus, bike, walking, skateboarding or roller-skating, but whatever the form of transportation is, the point is that it's better for the Earth than driving alone in a car.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature alternative forms of transportation?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played

Tom Waits - Downtown Train
Candi Staton - I'll Drop Everything and Come Running
Neko Case and Her Boyfriends - Set Out Running
Pink Floyd - Bike
Clinic - Walking With Thee
Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi
Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride
Melanie - Brand New Key
Iron Maiden - Run to the Hills
Fifth Dimension - Up-Up and Away