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Every year around 22 September, cities across the globe celebrate World Car-Free Day to encourage motorists to give up their cars for a day.
The event highlights the benefits of a car-lite lifestyle, including reduced air pollution, lower carbon footprint and walking and cycling in a safer environment.
World Car-Free Day showcases how our cities might look, feel, and sound if we go car-lite!
Join us this September for World Car-Free Day and discover more in every move towards a greener, healthier lifestyle.
Take part in The Invisible City Quest, an interactive gamified mobile experience developed by LTA in partnership with GovTech Singapore and other government agencies and organisations. Accessible via the CrowdTaskSG platform, participants will complete location-based objectives by walking, cycling and taking public transport to destinations across Singapore. As you complete each objective, watch the region illuminate and recover fragments on a virtual map of Singapore – rediscovering familiar neighbourhoods and public spaces while learning more about the places and communities that shape everyday life.
As you explore the city, keep your steps going! Healthy 365 app users can earn a special-edition World Car-Free Day badge by clocking at least 10,000 steps for four consecutive days during the challenge period (14 to 30 September). Families can also join in the fun through the POSB Smart Buddy Explore Singapore Steps Challenge (1 to 22 September), where children can track their steps using the Smart Buddy app while completing The Invisible City Quest together.
Earn up to 100 virtual coins on CrowdTaskSG for each activity completed under an objective. Virtual coins can be used to redeem cash rewards at any participating merchant that supports NETS QR code payment.
As part of World Car-Free Day, a stretch of Joo Chiat Road between Dunman Road and East Coast Road will be closed to traffic, inviting you to explore one of Singapore's most beloved heritage neighbourhoods on foot or by bicycle.
Co-created with community partners, local businesses and residents, the event features interactive exhibits, sustainability showcases and family-friendly activities for all ages – from the Urban Sustainability Bike Tour and Heritage Fitness Challenge to pickleball, rollerblading or digital skills workshops.
As evening falls, the community takes centre stage with heritage and cultural experiences rooted in Katong and Joo Chiat's storied past, including the Kueh Party, live performances and community activities.
Come experience how our streets can be transformed into vibrant community spaces, and discover a greener, more people-friendly way to enjoy the city.
More information on the event will be updated here. If you have any questions or require assistance regarding the road closure, please contact the event organiser at carfreeday@ppurpose.com .
Going car-lite benefits our city, the community, and individuals in many ways. Read on for the environmental, health and social benefits.
Embracing a Car-Lite Lifestyle
LTA enables Singapore’s car-lite goal by encouraging sustainable commute through walking, cycling and taking public transport, as well as expanding the necessary infrastructure. Check out some ideas below on how to embrace the Car-Free lifestyle.
1. Enjoy scenic bus routes
Embark on bus routes where you can relax and enjoy scenic views along the way to experience the beauty of Singapore. Find out more about 10 specially curated bus routes from our CONNECT article.
2. Appreciate our local artists via the Art in Transit programme
Appreciate Singapore's largest public art showcase at MRT stations of Singapore under the Art in Transit (AIT) programme where local artists are commissioned to create original artworks for MRT stations, providing an opportunity for the artists to celebrate Singapore’s local history and community. Find out more about the artworks along the Circle Line, Downtown Line, North-East Line, Thomson-East Coast Line and other arts projects on our AIT webpage.
3. Explore Singapore’s sustainable neighbourhoods
Discover how sustainability is woven into our neighbourhoods while embracing a car-lite lifestyle. Walk, cycle or take public transport to explore smart and sustainable features, green spaces and community amenities that bring people closer to nature and one another.
Keen to discover more? Explore a sustainability trail such as HDB’s!
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