Week Without Driving

Join us in recognizing Week Without Driving in the La Crosse area!

Week Without Driving (WWD) is a national event that highlights the challenges faced by non-drivers in our car-centric world and explores the benefits of ensuring we all have access to great walking, biking, and public transportation. 

Please join us by participating in the Week Without Driving Challenge or fill out a WWD Bingo card from Monday, September 30 through Sunday, October 6. 

Share your thoughts and experiences (anonymously if you wish) during WWD!

If you can, attend or participate in local WWD events shown below, too!

Share our flyer by posting it on your web page or social media sites! If you would like printed flyers to post, please email us!

Share your Week Without Driving story and be entered to win a $100 gift card! Details at:

https://weekwithoutdriving.org/2024/survey/

LOCAL EVENTS:

Share your thoughts on the future of transportation in our area. The La Crosse Area Planning Committee survey is quick and open to everyone. Your responses will be anonymous. http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LAPC_MTP. To learn more, Visit LAPC Website or reach out to Erin Duffer at eduffer@lacrossecounty.org or 608-785-5597.

Free fares on MTU all week

Special promo for one hour FREE on Drift Cycle all week!

Listen to "Active Transportation Equity: Becoming Active and Aware" by Matthew Christen hosted by the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of La Crosse

Read "You Cannot Prioritize All Modes," by Anna Zivarts at Living Streets Alliance.

Monday, September 30:

• Noon - Press event kick-off at City Hall (see media coverage below)
  

• 6:30 p.m. ONLINE Book Talk - When Driving is Not an Option - with author Anna Zivarts and panel of local non-drivers hosted by La Crosse Public Library. You can check Anna's book out at the library or purchase a copy. It's also one of the WWF prizes!  View the program here: https://youtu.be/TOq_ow1web0?feature=shared

Tuesday, October 1

• Free fares on SMRT with a WWD Bingo Card

• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Tabling at the UWL Clock Tower hosted by UWL Sustainability and La Crosse Area Planning Committee

• 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. - Off Campus Walk Audit at UW-La Crosse starting at Whitney Center Main Hallway hosted by UWL Sustainability, University Police, and La Crosse Area Planning Committee

Wednesday, October 2:

• Ride SMRT to Prairie du Chien - TRIP IS FULL! a public transit day trip hosted by LATA & Scenic Mississippi Regional Transit (free fares for event participants).
  

• 5 to 9 p.m. - Hear Here - Community Hangouts/Third Spaces Bike Tour starts at Pearl Street Brewery

• 6 p.m. - Drift Cycle ride at The Nature Place - use a Drift bike or bring your own!
  

Friday, October 4:

• 4:30 to 6 p.m. - Transit Talk & Chill at the Cameron Park Farmers Market hosted by LATA 

Saturday, October 5:

• UPDATED- 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. - Transit to Trails experience hosted by Coulee Region Sierra Club  Register here: https://tinyurl.com/CRSC-T2TRegister

• 12:30 to 5:00 p.m. CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF INTEREST Teaching Safe Bicycling clinic at the Black River Beach Neighborhood Center, 1433 Rose St., from 12:30 to 5:00 p.m. presented by Wisconsin Bike Fed

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Thank you to our local media
for highlighting this important event!

• WXOW-TV 19
• WKBT News 8
• WIZM News
• WIZM (2)
• UW-La Crosse Campus Connection
• UW-La Crosse Racquet

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THANK YOU LOCAL CO-SPONSORS:

• Aging and Disability Resources (ADRC) of La Crosse County
• City of La Crosse Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee
• City of La Crosse Climate Action Plan Steering Committee
• City of La Crosse MTU
• Coulee Region Sierra Club
• Drift Cycle La Crosse
• La Crosse Area Planning Committee
• La Crosse Area Transit Advocates
• La Crosse Public Library
• Pearl Street Books
• Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin 
• Project Proven Leadership Group
• Scenic Mississippi Regional Transit
• Sustainability Institute
• The Good Fight Community Center
• Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of La Crosse
• UW-La Crosse Students for Sustainability
• UW-La Crosse Sustainability
• Wisconsin Bike Fed
• YWCA La Crosse

Important Facts:

 

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) estimates 30% to 40% of City of La Crosse residents age 15 and older are non-drivers. In the state, about 31% of residents of all ages are non-drivers. Find more details at the Non-Driver Interactive Mapping Tool. https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projects/multimodal/nd.aspx

The Wisconsin budget for public transit was moved from the Transportation Budget to the General Fund in 2023, meaning funding for bus service must now compete with many other important services. Before that, funding for public transportation was essentially flat, with highways getting nine times more than public transit and rail.

 

How Driving is Subsidized in America by Nicole Caldwell, April 26, 2022, Stacker.com

Here are more articles from the WWD national organizers and supporting organizations:

• I’m a Nondriver—and There’s a Good Chance You Are, Too
• What We Can Learn From the 30 Percent of Americans Who Can't Drive — Streetsblog USA
• Essential voices for the turn away from car dependency - resilience
• Op-ed: The climate crisis demands a move away from car dependency
• Don’t Forget About Non-Drivers in Rural America
• Week Without Driving Challenge
• When ‘Prioritizing All Modes’ Is a Lie
• The High Cost of Transportation in the United States