Category: America Walks

Week Without Driving, October 1-8

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The Week Without Driving is coming up in less than a month. Two headlines from the website pretty much explain the point of the celebration. “What would change in your life if driving wasn’t an option?” “More than one third of people living in the United States are nondrivers.”

To participate, act and think about these questions:

  • Take transit, walk, roll or ride.
  • Ask for a ride.
  • Who has choices, what are your choices?
  • If you still have to drive, you haven’t “failed.”

The national event is sponsored by America Walks and Nondrivers Alliance. So far as I know, there are no local events or sponsors, but please let me know if you know of any.

Week Without Driving logo
Week Without Driving logo

Communities Over Highways Campaign

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America Walks has created a Communities Over Highways Campaign. The campaign asks for a moratorium on highways, and instead invest in:

  • fix-it-first
  • safety over speed
  • make transit work
  • reconnect communities

STAR and SABA have already signed on to the campaign, and individuals are encouraged to send letters to their elected representatives. For me, living in Sacramento, the letter goes to Governor Gavin Newsom, State Senator Angelique Ashby, Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, Representative Doris Matsui, Senator Alex Padilla, and Senator Laphonza Butler.