Remember the Lo-Carb diet?  Something along the lines that reducing or giving up
carbs was good for either your health or your waist or maybe both?

Well here is a similar idea - the Low-Car diet - the idea that partially giving up cars may be good for your wallet and the environment ... (no sure about the effect on
your health or waist ...)

Flexcar is rolling out the Low-Car Diet.

>>>Read on for more info. 

[August 2007]  "Over the next few months, folks from across the country will be giving up their personal cars for 30 days, as they participate in the Flexcar Low-Car Diet."

" ... participants pledge to walk or use public transit, bicycles, Flexcar, and/or other modes of transportation to get around town. ... to ... that not owning a car, or downsizing by a car, is more than possible in metropolitan cities that enjoy numerous transportation options."

"Right now, Porlanders are in their third week ... read their stories and learn more about the Portland Low-Car Diet at www.portlanlowcardiet.com. Atlantans will be kicking off their challenge today, and participants in Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and San Francisco aren't far behind."

Via:  Flexcar   Link