Yesterday morning we were biking up to Volunteer Park on sunny 14th Avenue when we saw what seemed like the aftermath of a huge accident: three tow trucks busy with cars, a motorcycle cop, cops in new, unmarked muscle cars, cops in new, marked muscle cars. A little farther down the street, we ran across a Cascade Bicycle Club tent, and our foggy memory kicked in. Ah, Car Free Day. Each block of 14th had a lone tent occupant: the Bicycle Club, Parks & Rec, someone with a stretch of astroturf and bocce balls. Two or three people walked by. It was post-apocalyptic. Then it started to rain, and rained for the rest of the day. The weather was just punctuation--whatever Car Free Day was supposed to be, this one wasn't going to be any fun. more ›