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From: Matthew Sutherland
Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 2:07:43 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
To: Heidi Eisenhour
Cc: kimberlyk@dr-wa.org
Subject: Week Without Driving Invite
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Dear County Councilmember Heidi Eisenhour,
Transportation Choices Coalition is supporting our partners in an important event his year.
Disability Rights Washington is doing Week Without Driving again!
It was such a great opportunity to show elected officials how important transit, biking, walking, and rolling investments and policies are.
Also, it was a great opportunity to have people understand the issues, complications, and positive aspects of using other modes of transportation.
As an elected leader, the decisions you make around transportation planning, policies, and funding impact all of us, and we want you to have the opportunity to learn with us. That’s
why we’re joining the Disability Mobility Initiative at Disability Rights Washington to co-host the Week Without Driving <http://www.weekwithoutdriving.life> this September 19-25.
As you’ll hear from elected leaders who joined us last year in this video <https://youtu.be/bUX_VWzer2o> , they found the experience incredibly valuable and are encouraging other elected
leaders, like you, to join us this year.
I want to ensure I introduce you to one of the main organizers of this event: Kimberly Kinchen, of DRW. They will be the best person to contact regarding additional information, questions,
or logistics. Feel free to directly email them as well at kimberlyk@dr-wa.org <mailto:kimberlyk@dr-wa.org> .
I’ve put some additional info below.
I will also be signing up to participate, so I hope to see you there as well!!
How Does the Week Without Driving Work?
- You can get around however you want, but you can’t drive yourself in any car. This applies to all your activities — not just your work commute. And if you normally transport
other family members or friends, it applies to those trips too.
- This isn’t a disability simulation or a test of how easily you can find alternatives. We know that it is far easier to give up your keys if you can afford to live in a walkable
area well served by transit, or can outsource your driving and other transport and delivery needs to other people. Instead, we intend this as a learning experience to inform the decisions
you, as an elected leader or policymaker, will make about land use, climate, health equity and transportation access and funding. We want you to have this experience so you can start
to understand the barriers non-drivers experience in accessing your (and our) communities.
- If you decide to, you can ask someone else to drive you, but make a note of how much you “owe” this person in their time, and if you felt obligated to support them in other
ways (ie, doing all the dishes). If it’s a staff person, make a note of how much you pay them for this time. You can use ride-hail or taxis, but make a note of how much it costs you.
- During the week, we’ll ask you to share your experience on social media. At the end of the week, we’ll ask you to reflect on and share what you learned from participating in
the Week Without Driving.
Respectfully,
Matthew J. Sutherland (he/him)
Advocacy Director
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