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HISTORY

Established in 1999, One Less Car (OLC) is Maryland’s statewide advocacy voice for promoting safe and accessible biking and walking as an alternative to relying on cars for our sole form of transportation. Previously known as Locomotion in Favor of the Earth, OLC currently has 1,000 members paying dues beginning at $25. The organization stages two major annual bike tours, Cycle Across Maryland (CAM) and Tour du Port (TdP), attracting over two thousand participants annually. Both of these events were established by other organizations -- OLC has taken them on and made them into successful events that promote our mission and, to this point, have provided the majority of OLC’s funding. Successes include: passage of bills in the Maryland General Assembly to create programs to promote safer biking for children; creation of the position of statewide Director of Bicycle and Pedestrian Access; funding for the Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee; and mandating the formulation of a statewide 20-year bicycle/pedestrian master plan.

OLC is an emerging organization with the right message at the right time. Rising rates of obesity, along with increased traffic congestion and poor air quality in the Baltimore area point to the need for creative solutions to our region’s reliance on cars as the primary mode of transportation. We are committed to reversing the harm done to our collective well-being, the unraveling of our neighborhoods and communities, and the increased risks we face daily due to our society's focus on the automobile.