Notices by Anna Zivarts (nondriver@social.ridetrans.it)

But how can nondrivers access rural communities?” I get this question a lot. One idea? Off road multiuse trails that parallel rural highways.
I saw a bunch of bike commuters (& a trike!) on the Latah Trail this morning between Moscow, ID and Pullman, WA. Without this trail? No access.

“There can’t actually be that many nondrivers.” Some iteration of that comment is the first question I get when I talk about building a nondriver coalition, even among audiences that are just as eager as I am to see changes in our communities that would reduce car dependency…It’s made me really curious where this resistance to seeing nondrivers comes from, so I wrote this piece to discuss some possible explanations 👇
https://www.theurbanist.org/2024/09/29/op-ed-recognizing-nondrivers-can-spur-a-revolution/

Just heard about SB 1100 from California that would prohibit employers from requiring drivers licenses for jobs where driving isn’t an essential function. Sponsored by Glendale Senator Portantino. Would love to connect to advocates working on this! https://sjud.senate.ca.gov/sites/sjud.senate.ca.gov/files/sb_1100_portantino_sjud_analysis.pdf

Tomorrow night I have my first Seattle book event and it’s going to be in conversation with Barb Chamberlain & Tanisha Selpulveda. You can also join the livestream from anywhere! 730pm Pacific. https://townhallseattle.org/event/anna-zivarts/

My book is officially out today!

Help me get the word out by:

- ordering the book from your local bookstore and library

- posting a review online (Amazon) or sharing on social media

- inviting me to come talk about nondrivers and why we need to rethink car-dependent communities!

www.annazivarts.com