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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 Experience or fill out a WWD BINGO CARD (available by September 28) from Sunday, September 28 through Sunday, October 5. Turn in a completed card and be entered in a prize drawing.
Bingo Prizes include: MTU pass, free bike tune-up from Wrench & Roll, Pickerman's gift card, bike helmet, rain gear, gift card to Ardie's Flipside Pub & Grill, free day-long tandem bike rental from Wrench & Roll, Pearl Street Books gift card, sling bag, water bottles, and more!
Share your thoughts and experiences (anonymously if you wish) during WWD!
If you can, attend or participate in local WWD events shown below, too!
LOCAL EVENTS
All Week
Check out our display at the La Crosse Public Library during the week.
Fill out your WWD Bingo card! Cards will be available on or before Sept. 28.
Try out a Drift Cycles bike with a special WWD promo code for a free two-hour ride. Code will be published on September 28.
Post your WWD experiences - how are you getting around without driving a car? https://tinyurl.com/MyWWDExperience
Do a walk or bus stop audit and send it to us!
- Walk audit toolkit (thanks, AARP!)
- Bus stop audit toolkit (from the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center)
Listen to "Active Transportation Equity: Becoming Active and Aware" by Matthew Christen hosted by the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of La Crosse in 2024.
Read "You Cannot Prioritize All Modes," by Anna Zivarts at Living Streets Alliance.
Special Events
Tuesday, September 23
WWD Kick Off Press Event with La Crosse Mayor Shaundel Washington-Spivey, non-drivers, and WWD co-sponsors. 9 a.m. La Crosse City Hall
Sunday, September 28
Transportation Perspectives: Who's Responsibility Is It? Discussion with a non-driver and a transit advocate at the Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship, 401 West Avenue South at 10 a.m. (also available online)
Monday, September 29
Group riding skills - a workshop on riding with others from Wrench and Roll, including using hand signals, alerting other riders of hazards, when to take the lane, etc. More details coming.
Tuesday, September 30 - FREE FARES ON SMRT with WWD Bingo card!
Transit 2 Trails - SMRT bus ride from La Crosse to Coon Valley's Veterans Park with the Coulee Region Sierra Club, a Public Lands Month program that will also look at environmental protection and access for those with disabilities to recreational lands.. Mid-morning to early afternoon. MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE at https://tinyurl.com/crscT2TWWD
Wednesday, October 1- FREE FARES ON MTU!
Getting Around La Crosse: Past, Present, Future: From streetcars to highways to multimodal dreams—La Crosse’s transportation story and future. Noon to 1 p.m., UWL location to be announced.
Thursday, October 2
Bike Ride With Local Leaders Join La Crosse Area Planning Committee and the City of La Crosse on a ride with local leaders to experience getting around La Crosse without a car. Together, we'll examine existing infrastructure, highlight barriers, and discuss how we can make the city safer and more accessible! 9 to 11:30 a.m. starting from the La Crosse City Hall parking lot. RSVP: tkey@lacrossecounty.org or call (608)-789-8548
Regional Transit Authorities in Wisconsin - What are they? Why do we need them? Learn about this important tool for planning, supporting, connecting, and funding regional public transportation systems in our state. How do RTAs work, who benefits, and how can we advocate for their inclusion in next year's legislative agenda? This ONLINE WWD program is hosted by the Wisconsin Chapter Sierra Club. 6 p.m. Register here.
Friday, October 3
After hours open shop at Wrench & Roll, 1355 Caledonia Street. Get free help with and advice about your bike. More details coming soon.
Saturday, October 4
New Riders Guided Ride on the MTU hosted by La Crosse Area Transit Advocates. We'll meet at the Transit Center, 314 Jay Street, at 11:30 a.m. and ride to Valley View Mall on the 11:42 bus, shop and/or lunch on our own, and return on the 12:35 OR 1:05 p.m. (your choice!) bus. Register by emailing LaCrosseTransitAdvocates@proton.me OR by calling 608-315-2693.
Sunday, October 5
WWD Wrap Up (with coffee) from 1 to 3 p.m. at The Root Note in downtown La Crosse hosted by La Crosse Area Transit Advocates. Join us for some conversation and on-your-own refreshments as we end this year's Week Without Driving. We'll collect WWD Bingo cards, your WWD stories, and your suggestions for next steps in making La Crosse more accessible for everyone. Free beverage for the first five who turn in a Bingo card! No need to register. Just come on down!
More events coming!
THANK YOU LOCAL CO-SPONSORS:
- Aptiv
- AARP La Crosse
- City of La Crosse Climate Action Plan Steering Committee
- City of La Crosse MTU
- Coulee Region Sierra Club
- Disability Action Network
- Drift Cycle La Crosse
- Independent Living Resources, Inc.
- La Crosse Area Planning Committee
- La Crosse Area Transit Advocates
- La Crosse Public Library
- Pearl Street Books
- Project Proven Leadership Group
- Scenic Mississippi Regional Transit
- Sustainability Institute
- Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of La Crosse
- UW-La Crosse Sustainability
- Wrench and Roll
- YWCA La Crosse
- 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
- 33 Reasons to Try Bike Commuting
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