Week Without Driving

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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 Experience or fill out a WWD BINGO CARD (updated card coming soon!) from Monday, September 29 through Sunday, October 5. 

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 let us know (flyer coming soon!)

Participate in the pre- and post-Week Without Driving survey and be entered to win a prize! Details at:

LOCAL EVENTS (we are updating! Check back Sept. 4 for confirmed schedule)

All Week

Check out our display at the La Crosse Public Library during the week.

Try out a Drift Cycles bike with a special WWD promo code for a free two-hpur ride (code coming soon!)

Post your WWD experiences - how are you getting around without driving a car? (Link coming soon!)

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 30

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. Mid-morning to early afternoon. MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE at https://tinyurl.com/crscT2TWWD

Film & discussion - Free to Ride
5:00 to 6:30 p.m., La Crosse Public Library (free registration requested)

Wednesday, October 1

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 How easy is it to get around by bike? Are there "missing links" or danger zones? Where's the bike parking!? Ride, learn, and envision a better, more inclusive system. 9 to noon. Details coming.

 
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
 
In addition, in 2021, the Biden White House reported that,"Wisconsin residents who take public transportation spend an extra 62.7% of their time commuting and non-White households are 5.9 times more likely to commute via public transportation."


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
 
The average cost to own and operate a car, according to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics is more than $12,000 per year. 

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

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