STEERING AWAY FROM CAR DEPENDENCY
Anna Zivarts, author of When Driving is Not an Option, challenged planners and elected officials to do just that during the Week Without Driving challenge in the greater Seattle area.
Many never had to depend on public transportation for
every work, recreational, medical, shopping, or social trip. This showed them
firsthand the gaps in the system.
Her work — and words — have clearly made an impact. Roger
Millar, FAICP, the secretary of transportation for the Washington Department of
Transportation, invited Zivarts to speak at the 2021 annual meeting of the
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
He told Zivarts that his counterparts in other states
were texting him during her presentation, checking in with staff and asking
them to investigate the number of nondrivers in their states.
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