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A. Zivarts

@nondriver.bsky.social
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Author, When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency low vision (#nystagmus), bus lover, bike rider annazivarts.com #WeekWithoutDriving weekwithoutdriving.org Nondrivers Alliance nondrivers.org (c3) Nondriver Action ndaction.org (c4)

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 18h
This year's #WeekWithoutDriving snuck up on me, but I'm happy to see this post from last year is still resonating with people. Follow the hashtag, @nondriver.bsky.social & @nondriverpodcast.bsky.social to learn about the campaign and how you can examine your transportation options & decisions.
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 19h
We were at #Burien city hall yesterday for a #weekwithoutdriving proclamation, where Councilmember DeVito shared these heartfelt comments.
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 20h
#WeekWithoutDriving wouldn’t be possible without our sponsors, whose contributions help us reshape the narrative that "everyone" drives. Their support brings us closer to a world where everyone can get where we need to go, whether we can drive or not.
week without driving sponsors
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Patty Wiens @pattybikes.com · 29/09/2026
What would your life be like if you couldn't drive? I'm learning all about this, as both my parents give up their car and licenses. Listen to this episode to learn more.
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
if you haven't read this piece by @keawilson.bsky.social, you should.
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Where I've Been — Streetsblog USA
How becoming a caregiver for a person with terminal illness changed the way I think about transportation reform.
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What would your life be like if you couldn't drive? This week is #WeekWithoutDriving which is all about understanding what it's like to be a nondriver. @devinsilvernail.bsky.social & I launched @nondriverpodcast.bsky.social to share these stories. Search for 'nondriver' wherever you watch/listen
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nondriver
30% of people in the US & Canada can't or don't drive. nondriver is a podcast about the lives and stories of those people, hosted by Anna Zivarts and Devin Silvernail. Every episode, we talk to peopl...
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
check this out! @geodarcy.bsky.social (who was a guest on @nondriverpodcast.bsky.social) shared about #WeekWithoutDriving on his Youtube channel 👇
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Week Without Driving
YouTube video by bike bike nudge nudge
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#WeekWithoutDriving on @biketalk.bsky.social this week!
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Biking Not Driving in Europe, The West Coast, The East Coast, and Across the U.S. 26/38 - Bike Talk
New bike rider Gloria Ines on her $55 bike from the Highland Park Bike Oven co-op. 2:08 The cyclocross season is just beginning at Look Park in Northampton, Massachusetts with Northampton Cycling Club...
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✊🏼Indigiqueer Hummingbird @riotousmuse.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Consider reading @nondriver.bsky.social 's book, When Driving Isn't An Option I requested it from Hennepin County Library through the Libby app, but they still don’t have it. (I got a copy at the Ebike Policy Summit w/ @bikemn.bsky.social / @ourstreetsmn.org , but it was damaged before I read it😔)
The cover of  When
Driving Is Not An Option
Steering Away from Car Dependency
Anna Letitia Zivarts
FOREWORD BY DANI SIMONS

 The title is in very largered lettering, the subtitle is italicized in black lettering, the author’s name is in enlarged red lettering, and the forward information is in black lettering.

there is a line drawing of a bus stopping at a bus shelter with people waiting for the bus: one with a cane one might use as an aid for low vision or blindness, one in a wheelchair, one in what looks to be construction workers' clothing, one with a walking stick/cane, & another person.
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Michael Smith @mesmith35673.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The adjustable height tables for mobility device users are great. Unfortunately, only the first three cars (business, cafe, first coach car) are fully accessible. While there are spaces for passengers with mobility devices throughout the train, the passageways may be too narrow for some users.
Adjustable table
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is gonna make bike travel so much easier! Check out the racks on @amtrak.com's new Airo train cars. (We got the preview tour at the #seattle launch today)
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
They never should have opened a drive-through only location in a neighborhood that is in dire need for sit-down community spaces.
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I know that 90% of my seattle contacts here are techies so maybe you can help. trying to host some really cool clickable nondriver data on weekwithoutdriving.org, a wordpress site, pay for the stupid business plan so should be able to host .html, but now wordpress says they can't host .js.
percent zero car households
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George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A record number of responses to this questionnaire, as seamlessness is more importance! But some candidates don't respond at all. When those candidates are running for *transit* boards, that's a red flag. 🆘 Oust Joel Young, and support @valencia4actransit.bsky.social for AC Transit Ward 3!
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Have you tuned into @nondriverpodcast.bsky.social yet? Catch today's episode with Alex about their experience as a nondriver rural PA. Full episode linked below, or listen wherever you listen to podcasts.
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
One of thoss magic transit moments this evening: the kid and I got the same 574 bus driver both to and from Tacoma to support Keep Pierce Moving kickoff today. Chatted a bit on the ride back about transit funding and the need more more direct transit service to points south. And kid bedtimes.
Cool bus driver
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Lives don't happen just between 9 and 5. Hear how King County Metro and elected leaders across our region are working to create the all-day network riders dream of and how #WeekWithoutDriving can help us understand the needs of those of us who rely on transit.
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"The more you have an issue or a problem, the more you try to be independent. These little bits of independence mean more to you." Another story of how e-bikes can make the difference for people who can't drive.
king5.com
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
As the and expanded Community Transit will need to restructure their governoring board with this merger, it would be a great opportunity to add voting seats for transit riders 🤞
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Week Without Driving brings our community together around public transportation." Kent, WA Mayor Dana Ralph on why #WeekWithoutDriving matters.
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J-Man Explores @jmansea.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Is this the longest transit trip fully within the ORCA Card Territory? Quite possibly, at least without going all willy nilly. Going 120 miles for only $8 worth of booping is almost as amazing as the transit history and views along the way. youtu.be/o5rPfzWzVis
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The LONGEST* Transit Trip Wholly Within ORCA Card Territory
YouTube video by J-Man Explores
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Where the supporting tree stumps part of the Boeing Renton office demolition plan?
Tree stump holding up concrete building
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Autonomous vehicles are not “here” for persons with lower incomes, and it’s not clear they will be." Read this piece from @humantransit.bsky.social
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The "Waymo Will Make Transit Obsolete" Argument — Human Transit
In the US and Canada we are seeing ever more explicit messaging that advocates letting public transit wither into irrelevance.  I’m growing more concerned about this angle in particular: (The author o...
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Omg even Amtrak can't comprehend how someone might arrive at their downtown Seattle station not in a personal vehicle
Please arrive with extra time for parking
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America Walks @americawalks.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#WeekWithoutDriving "offers us a chance to build relationships and power... while amplifying our demand for more accessible communities." Anna Zivarts on how transportation access shapes mobility choices for people w/ disabilities, and how WWD helps make systematic barriers visible: buff.ly/Y8fFBgQ
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Bike Tarrytown @biketarrytown.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Come Ride the Bus With Us, October 4th. We're going to have fun. In conjunction with Livable Tarrytowns, our first Week Without Driving event ever. @nondriver.bsky.social biketarrytown.org/updates/2026...
Photograph of a city bus with an advertisement on the side: A bus is just a limo full of friends you haven't met yet.
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Sigh. I really shouldn't boycott this music studio (which is conveniently located near lots of transit) because of this. And this is the norm for middle class kid activities in Seattle. Driving is always assumed.
Whichever is the shorter drive
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Join us on Zoom or in person in Seattle for a discussion with author and law professor Michael Pollack about his new book Sidewalk Nation. October 5, 6:30-8pm Pacific. RSVP: nondrivers.org/2026/08/04/s...
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Week Without Driving Book Talk and Discussion with Sidewalk Nation Author Michael Pollack
Sidewalks are a critical, yet often overlooked, part of our transportation system, especially for nondrivers. We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to host Cardozo law professor Michael Poll…
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🍂 Shel-leaf 🍁 Ca-pumpkin 🎃🚫🧊 [Seasonal Edition] @virtuistic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
📦+🚲= 💖 So looking forward to this event with @bikemn.bsky.social and @sierraclubmn.bsky.social Shout out to @mcbl.bike for all the inspo, and for being awesome. 🔗 to join the Zoom: act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...
Blue graphic with a circular photo of a tan dog wearing a pink bandana and sitting inside a cargo bike with green and orange edge guards, smiling toward the viewer between text and logos got Bike MN Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota and Sierra Club for the Week Without Diving. 

Text: GO! BY CARGO BIKE

Tuesday, October 6
6-7 pm
On Zoom
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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
E-bikes give low-vision, disabled, and non-driving people the freedom cars can't. But new laws are cropping up requiring a driver's license to ride an e-bike. Anna Zivarts, author of When Driving Is Not an Option, on the importance of accessible e-mobility: buff.ly/wqd0lMf @nondriver.bsky.social
When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency by Anna Zivarts. Foreword by Dani Simons. Island Press.
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A little @ternbicycles.com magic today. Now I can take myself sailing!
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Lake Washington Boulevard feels like a ghost town today now that's it's back open to cars. It's such a beautiful weekend, it would be a rolling party of people of all ages walking, roller skating, scooting, skate boarding and biking. But instead we have this.
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Still haven't received the $100 gift card Quantum promised to mail for our internet being out for most of July. I contacted them today and they're telling me it's "still being processed"
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"To see what it's like to be a Nondriver for a week is so, so powerful." McKenzie Ortiz/ Pedestrian Pride on #WeekWithoutDriving on the @nondriverpodcast.bsky.social
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I’m really excited for the release of @transitcenter.bsky.social Narrative Change project, and proud that Ruth Rosas from Nondrivers Alliance was part of the cohort that helped develop this work. Most of all, it’s really affirming to see the dignity and fairness frame as the top performing message.
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Cyn @cyncharron.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
@nondriver.bsky.social’s book When Driving Is Not An Option was a huge perspective-shifter for me. I highly recommend it to anyone. Her op-ed ⬇️ highlights law changes not on the table in New Zealand (yet) but her points are well worth thinking about now. E-bikes are life changing for many ppl!
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is a must-read and hits on so many key issues related to e-bikes specifically and micro-mobility broadly. Draconian e-bike laws like the one in New Jersey threaten the mobility and freedom of nondrivers, but our country refuses to consider them amid this intensifying moral panic (or ever).
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Are you ready for #WeekWithoutDriving? Hear why King County Metro's Michelle Allison believes in the challenge and join us October 1-8.
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Sassy Tea Lady @sassytealady.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is a very important op-ed. I cannot ride a standard bike because of physical limitations. I have a real concern over the fearmongering around ebikes, that my only mode of personally powered transportation can be restricted, or taken away from me entirely. We have to stop this NOW.
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The explosion of e-bikes, e-trikes and e-scooters is truly revolutionary...The joy and freedom of biking is intoxicating for everyone who has had the opportunity to try out life on two or three wheels with a little e-boost.
amny.com
Op-Ed | E-bikes mean freedom for low-vision cyclists like me: don’t take that away | amNewYork
So did a lot of other people who, like me, don’t have valid driver’s licenses. In July, the state’s new e-bike law went into effect. Among other regulations
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
After the car in the I-90 floating bridge,bike lane I really didn't appreciate seeing headlights coming at me in the I-90 bike /ped tunnel today. Luckily it seems to have been a contractor and they yielded. But there was a moment I debated turning around and biking as fast as I could back out
Car in tunnel
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Rachael @r343l.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A person in a car going average of 10 mph can go 880 feet in a minute. Taking multiple rights instead of a left adds maybe ~1200 feet over a left. So let's round up that up to 1.5 minute time. We ROUTINELY ask people not in cars to use detours that take 5+ minutes just for construction.
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Outside of city hall, Bellevue. The robots are coming!
Zoox
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Seeing so many folks biking to/scooting the sidewalk on Rainier Ave today. We need safe places to scoot, roll and ride, yesterday.
People on lime bikes and scooters on sidewalks Person biking on sidewalk
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
excited that my elementary school is trying a "RideshareOnline" pilot & I was thrilled to see that it included walking and bike bus options. However, we live too far away for either of these, and so what I'm looping for is another family to split pickups with for after-school activities...
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Another day, another service disruption because of a crash on MLK.
Train stopped near MLK and Orcas
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Erik Noonan @eriknoonan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Every public event that only gives driving directions is a policy failing, a moral failing, and a failure of imagination.
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
King County Council transpo committee about to hear about the Rapid Ride R. Watch live, or if you want to give public comment, Zoom info on the agenda mkcclegisearch.kingcounty.gov/View.ashx?M=... www.kingcounty.gov/kctv
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King County TV - King County, Washington
KCTV is your link to regional government. Participate in meetings of the King County Council, learn about relevant local issues, and watch programming that celebrates our diverse communities.
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Seems likely Seattle Public Schools is eating the cost. So there's not the incentive for their bus service contractors to more quickly electrify their fleets 😕
applevalleynewsnow.com
Washington school districts feeling financial strain from increased diesel prices
School districts across Washington state, including the Yakima School District, are seeing increased operating costs due to higher diesel prices.
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
So with diesel prices as they are, can we get a little more momentum behind getting the Seattle school bus contactors to switch to electric buses? Does anyone know if First Student/Zum are eating the increased fuel costs themselves?
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