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.
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).
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/
