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Check out the car ownership rates from this Climate and Community data data.weekwithoutdriving.org/Percent%20in...

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Even in Anchorage, which has lots of cars, I've really noticed so many folks walking and rolling out of necessity. Way more common than Seattle for instance.

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There is a lot of freight rail. Way more than I expected, honestly (all night, lots of train whistles). The train goes 470mi from Seward to Fairbanks. Sadly, the winter passenger schedule is pretty limited so I can't ride it.

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Ferries! 3500 miles of routes (I think I heard that right) Before I realized how big (and roadless) Alaska was, I wanted to take the ferry from Bellingham to Juneau and then "bus" to Anchorage. Ha.

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Ice Roads - Alaska DOT&PF

Federally funded ice roads!!! dot.alaska.gov/atlas/ice-ro...

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At the PacTrans conference today (I'm a board member). Did you know 83 percent of communities in Alaska are not connected by roads? Within communities, board walks often serve as roads/sidewalks.

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Yesterday we got to visit the FedEx warehouse. Anchorage is #1 in US for cargo landed. #3 in the world. Because poles offer shorter flight paths.

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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 6h

Greetings from Anchorage. It's my first time in Alaska and I didn't expect the beautiful golden A aspen. Brought my Brompton and saw 3 moose this morning on a bike path. How do you pass a moose that won't move off the trail has been my conversation starter.

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‼️ "The real choice is between an opaque, hypocritical negotiation hidden behind the fiction of neutral master plans, and an honest, institutionalized political negotiation conducted in the open light of democratic accountability."

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Who Shapes the Territory? Or, Why Urban Planning Does Not Exist

What exists is the territory, its ecology, its people, and the competing interests that claim its value.

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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Ok this is so cool. on a bus to the "Arctic" and there's a #WeekWithoutDriving ad

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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

So cool landed in Anchorage, opened @transit.app and guess what I saw?

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Paths for People @pathsforpeople.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Day 7: What frustrations, patterns, or opportunities have you discovered over the past few days? What is the single biggest fix your route needs? Tell us your thoughts 💭

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"We don't have a big metal machine around us like people in cars." Ivanovah Smith from People First Thursday County kicks off a walk audit with Thursday Bikes and City of Lacey staff.

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Adding Island Transit and CTRAN to the list!

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Our attendees at the Sidewalk Nation book talk really enjoyed this video playlist of our sidewalk advocacy videos over the years. Re-sharing here, please let me know if you've got other videos we should add to this list!

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Sidewalks - YouTube

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I tried to use Google to transcribe a list of handwritten names and emails from a couple pages of sign in sheets from our event last night. Nothing usable. Ha

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Greg Spotts @spottnik.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Anyone notice gender ratios on the Rapid Rides vs other buses in the King County Metro system? Been noticing way more dudes on the Rapid Rides. curious if others have noted or if anyone has seen data.

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🚌 Is there a better way to celebrate #WeekWithoutDiving than riding the eastbound 8? 😀 Driver smiled when I boarded: I guess a lot of us are taking #8 selfies lately!) 🎉 Congrats to the Mayor, SDOT & the advocacy community for speeding up the 8 Also- eastbound Denny is flowing nicely tonite 🤷

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And don’t forget to participate in Week Without Driving, and check out #WeekWithoutDriving on the socials. We’ve got one more event in Seattle -- join us for a happy hour co-hosted by Futurewise and Transportation Choices Coalition Wednesday 6pm at Stoup Brewing on Capitol Hill.

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Futurewise Meet & Greet

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Join the nondriver community

Want to stay involved in sidewalk advocacy? Make sure to join our mailing list, and stay tuned about our plans to advocate for changes in our state law that would increase project dollar value limits on what city crews can self-deliver, making it possible to build and repair more sidewalks.

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We invite you to follow us on social media and to use the form below to join our mailing list. You can also contact us for an invitation to our book club and monthly community meetings.

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This event wouldn’t have been possible without our event sponsors and volunteers. Thanks to Arcadis, Amazon, @wsdot.wa.gov Active Transportation Division, UW Urban Design and Planning Professionals Council, Toole Design, PacTrans and @projectsidewalk.bsky.social.

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Sidewalk Nation — Harvard University Press

Huge thanks to Michael for coming out to Seattle. If you haven’t picked up a copy of his book, Sidewalk Nation, here’s the link. Want more people to be thinking about sidewalks in your community? Make a request for your local library to get a copy!

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An illuminating ramble along the American sidewalk: routinely unnoticed, yet central to daily life, neighborhood vitality, and significant legal controversies.Public infrastructure is as essential to ...

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Michael Pollack @michaelcpollack.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

King County Metro was one of our sponsors, and we partnered with them to create this video #WeekWithoutDriving

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Thanks so much for having me, Anna! This was a great crowd and a really fun event.

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"Think about sidewalks as a network" ‼️‼️

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👇👇👇👇 Reallocate your existing budget to fund sidewalks

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What can we do? Shrink the responsibility of private property owners over sidewalk. Ie, Denver.

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"Sidewalks support our lives." Really excited to have Michael Pollack here with us tonight in Seattle

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Because this is turning into a nerdy bus design discussion, I've been wondering the purpose behind the high seat that was common on buses on Lavtia. Anyone know the answer?

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Our latest endorsement from Nondriver Action. Follow us over on Instagram for the latest.

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... for wheelchairs, walkers, strollers and grocery carts.on our buses in Rainier ValleyIt shouldn't be hunger games over who gets to ride the bus. If the Rapid Ride G can get left-side boarding buses, why can't the Rapid Ride R can get buses with more flexible, accessible space?

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Thank you to all the community members and elected leaders who came out to the Nondrivers Alliance/Transit Riders Union 7 bus ride-along yesterday. The big takeaway? We need more flexible and accessible space...

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This #WeekWithoutDriving, I challenge you to think about who is not in the room (and why). It's your opportunity to build relationships with disability organizations/community members and to think about what it would mean to prioritize inclusion and accessibility in your work. It's a winning move.

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transitnarrativeproject.com

Research from @transitcenter.bsky.social says to win broader support for public transit, we should share how transit is the critical link for disabled people and other nondrivers to be able to participate in our communities. It's the #1 most effective message.

Americans Overwhelmingly Support Transit. So Why Isn't It Happening?

8 in 10 Americans back transit investment — yet funding still stalls. TransitCenter's new research identifies the belief gap and the messaging that closes it.

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Will Rainier Valley Transit Riders Actually Benefit from the Proposed Rapid Ride R? - PubliCola

And yes, while it might be no big deal to you to walk a few extra blocks because a bus stop has been removed, that distance represents a significant barrier to someone with a mobility disability.

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By Anna Zivarts Back in 2021, I went to visit one of the young people I was organizing alongside. Abby…

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Yes, your transit fundraiser needs to be in a wheelchair accessible space. Yes, if you're holding a lengthy press conference, it's important to have seating (I watched someone faint onto the concrete at the Amtrak Airo launch).

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In the last few weeks, I've seen how that erasure has resulted in a lack of accessibility and inclusion...

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Op-Ed: Steering Away from Car Dependency Is Not About Toughing It Out » The Urbanist

I share this bc there's a tendency in biking/walking/transit advocacy spaces to applaud feats of endurance & strength. This erases all the times/ways that our bodies can't do epic things. And more perniciously, this focus on physical ability can devalue and erase the experience of disabled people.

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# Anna Zivarts recently published When Driving Isn’t an Option with Island Press, a book outlining her experience as a low-vision nondriver and shining a light on the frustrating, dangerous, and somet...

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