When Driving Is Not An Option

Anna Zivarts will be joining us from Seattle, where it's 10:00 a.m. She will be speaking about the real-life experiences and the universal sense behind a more cohesively planned and integrated public transport system that resulted in her new book: When Driving Is Not An Option.

One third of people living in the United States do not have a driver license. The majority of involuntary nondrivers are disabled, lower income, unhoused, formerly incarcerated, undocumented immigrants, kids, young people, and the elderly. They are also largely invisible due to a mobility system designed almost exclusively for drivers.

When Driving is Not an Option shines a light on the reality for non-drivers and explains how improving our transportation system with nondrivers in mind will create a better quality of life for everyone.

This book is written by a low-vision mom, disability advocate, and fellow non-driver Anna Letitia Zivarts.

During this event, Zivarts will explain that when the needs of involuntary nondrivers are viewed as essential to how we design our transportation systems and our communities, not only will we be able to more easily get where we need to go, but the changes will lead to healthier, climate-friendly communities for everyone.

Anna Zivarts

Anna Zivarts is a low-vision parent, nondriver and author of When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency (Island Press, 2024). Anna created the #WeekWithoutDriving challenge and is passionate about bringing the voices of nondrivers to the planning and policy-making tables. Anna sits on the boards of the League of American Bicyclists, the Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium and the Washington State Transportation Innovation Council. She also serves as a member of TRB's Committee on Public Health and Transportation (AME70) and the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center Coordinating Committee.

Social media tags:

• X/Twitter -- @annazivarts
• TikTok -- @weekwithoutdriving
• LinkedIn -- linkedin.com/in/anna-zivarts

The book publishers, Island Press will be offering webinar attendees a 30% discount: 
Webinar discount information: Use code WDINAO24 for 30% off RRP of £26.00 When Driving is Not an Option.  Only valid when purchasing direct from Island Press’ European distributor, as follows:

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