Thanks to those of you who attended our Transit Talk & Treats event. To be honest, attendance was low and we are looking at
changing things up for next year. On the bright side, the food was
plentiful and great and almost everyone won a door prize. We would
like to thank those who provided the prizes, including People's Food Co-op,
LATA, The Root Note, Pearl Street Books, Kroner's Hardware, and Markos Apparel.
CAN
YOU HELP?
LATA
will table
at postsecondary back-to-school events this fall: Viterbo on 9/3
between 12:45 and 2:15 p.m. WTC
on 9/8
from noon to 1:30 p.m.,
and UWL on 9/9
from 10:30 a.m. to noon
(the later shift is filled). It's a great chance to highlight the
availability of car-free transportation options and connect with
students. If you can help out by taking a shift at our table, please
sign up at https://tinyurl.com/latatablefall26.
The
La Crosse Area Planning Committee's advisory Committee on Transit and
Active Transportation is scheduled to meet at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday,
September 10 in person and online. The meetings are open to the
public. The agenda is not yet published but may include ranking of
2026-2030 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) applications.
Details about the meeting along with information about the TAP
applications can be found at
https://www.lacrossecounty.org/metropolitan-planning-organization/committees/committee-on-transit-and-active-transportation
LATA
Leaders will meet on Tuesday, September 15 at 6:30 p.m. online.
The agenda will focus mostly on Week Without Driving planning. If you
would like to join the discussion, please call or email us for the
link to join (or phone number to call in).
ACTION ALERT!! From the Coalition for More Responsible Transportation. "MCDOT director Joe Lamers sent out this email with an attached template letter. This is regarding a critical issue facing federal transit funding. Please engage your Congressional representative before they return from the summer recess. Also, pass this on to others!" Read details and access the email template here.
On September 8 at 10 a.m., the Cities for Everyone webinar series
hosted by Canadian planner Gil Penalosa will feature Anna Zivarts,
author of When Driving is Not an Option. These webinars are usually
super interesting, especially the Q & A following the
presentation. Anna is a founder of national Week Without Driving
event. Learn more and register here: https://gpenalosa.ca/webinar
Week
Without Driving is October 1 through 8 this year. We are now
trying to finalize the schedule of events and hope to have info
available by mid-September. There are a few things you can do to
help.
If
you are with an organization, business, faith group, or non-profit
that supports the effort to increase transportation options in our
community, please consider being a co-sponsor. There's no charge –
you just agree to help promote the event and encourage your contacts
to participate. Sign up here asap:
https://tinyurl.com/wwdlax-cosponsor
Call
or email your city council representative and county board member.
Identify yourself as a transit user or advocate to ask them to
participate in Week Without Driving by signing up at
https://weekwithoutdriving.org/join
and/or scheduling a ride on the MTU between October 1-8 at
https://tinyurl.com/wwdlacrosse
(after September 13).
Write
a 250 word letter to the editor about why we need more and better
transportation options in our community. You can email your letter
to letters@lacrossetribune.com.
If
you are able, participate in and attend WWD events. At the very
least, fill out a WWD bingo card (and maybe win a prize!) which will
be available soon at https://tinyurl.com/wwdlacrosse.
For
more ideas, visit https://weekwithoutdriving.org/participate/
