A. Zivarts

me and kid wearing masks and bug nets

really grateful my mom packed some KN95 masks for this hiking trip because we ended up needing them as the smoke from the Bear Gulch fire in the Olympics descended into our camp overnight.
Adding masks to my first aid kit going forward.

What does #DisabilityPride mean to you in the context of transportation?

"Pride comes from knowing that you aren’t alone."

Walk & Roll, the @wsdot.wa.gov Active Transportation Division, interviewed @nondriver.bsky.social on today’s transportation system & what it takes to keep making progress.

🚶‍♀️🚲 Exciting news! We’re teaming up with @etriders.bsky.social to host nationally recognized transportation equity + disability advocate Anna Zivarts (@nondriver.bsky.social) for this year’s A City for Life event!

🎟️ Free event – grab your ticket now:
www.zeffy.com/ticketing/a-...

#yegwalk #yegbike

These books were signed while hanging out at my favorite beach in Seattle. If you're looking for a beach read, @seattlebikeblog.com's got you covered!

Which concept reduces the risk of this?
www.fox13seattle.com/news/high-sp... Driver in custody after high-speed crash on I-90 | FOX 13 Seattle

Everyone else at the hospital is late, including staff because of traffic (I-5 being closed for repairs). While I’m 40 minutes early because of this shorter route (which would be even faster if I could take the direct, flat routes that are majors arterials or highways in Seattle).

…which is both an indictment of Google and of Seattle’s missing bike infrastructure in Rainier Valley

Screenshot of bike route showing shortcut

Screenshot of bike route showing cut through on Main St

Used @transit.app for directions to a dr apt on 1st hill and it continues to deliver! Suggested two route adjustments that shaved 20 minutes off my bike commute (Google remains useless because it only routes on Rainier from Rainier Valley…

I'm trying to get them to tell us. Maybe the option where all the freeway ramps are permanently closed?

A bunch of lunar like circles with 8 alternatives

Definitely my next tattoo! (Almost two hours into a freeway ramp redesign meeting)

CATS ended several northern Mecklenburg bus routes for microtransit. Here’s why Riders must now use a Uber-style microtransit program in the Huntersville, Davidson and Cornelius area.

CATS cancels north Mecklenburg bus routes for microtransit | Charlotte Observer

Kids ages 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Kids 8 and under require a car seat or booster seat.

It’s is pretty much impossible to carry a car seat and a toddler. infuriating transit agencies keep replacing fixed route buses with vans — transit access for caregivers of young kids is collateral damage. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...

Me and kid with vote Wilson flyer

Did a couple of hours of doors for @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social tonight, with surprisingly enthusiastic helper. Don’t forget Seattle to vote before Aug 5!

“I support Katie Wilson because we need a Mayor who will fight to tax extreme wealth to fund basic public services to make Seattle a great place for all of us. Also, I want a mayor who rides transit!” -Anna Zivarts Author, Low Vision Nondriver, SPS parent, Rainier Valley resident

WilsonForSeattle.com

"For you, for me, for everyone else in our communities who has places to go, people to meet, things to do, errands to run, mobility shouldn’t require a car. Nor should it require physical strength or toughness. We need communities where it’s possible to walk or roll a short distance to get a coffee"

Specifically to this, I wrote this essay (to my mom):

www.theurbanist.org/2024/06/26/o... Op-Ed: Steering Away from Car Dependency Is Not About Toughing It Out » The Urbanist

Spent a lot of time trying to make it work w/Greyhound & local bus schedules. It was possible, but not in the time I have off work. So I convinced @emveezee.bsky.social to make this our summer vacation. Let me know if you have food/beach/kid stuff recs for coastal 101

THE ECONEWS REPORT: When Driving is Not An Option

Heading down to Humboldt County today for the North Coast transit conference and a book talk in Arcadia!
THE ECONEWS REPORT: When Driving is Not An Option | Lost Coast Outpost | Humboldt County News

Snohomish County housing development sparks traffic safety concerns Eastview Village would bring thousands of new people to the once quiet community of Cathcart.

Morning rage read

I am working from Alki again today. 4th day in a row. I will never be able to afford to live near the beach, but it’s so transformational to be able to enjoy some of the natural beauty our city is known for! Now I just need the Albro bike connection…

Week Without Driving Sep 29th – Oct 5th, 2025 - An experience created for everyone to learn firsthand about barriers and challenges for nondrivers. Join, support, or become a host.

You can read previous media coverage on our website or by searching the #WeekWithoutDriving hashtag on social media. We also encourage you to register to join us! www.weekwithoutdriving.org

By supporting Week Without Driving, you are growing a grassroots-led movement that’s shifting how we think about mobility, infrastructure, and how our current transportation system needs to meet the needs of the nearly one third of people in the United States who don’t drive.

Week Without Driving Sep 29th – Oct 5th, 2025 - An experience created for everyone to learn firsthand about barriers and challenges for nondrivers. Join, support, or become a host.

With more applicants than funds available, it’s been so difficult to choose who gets funding — and who doesn’t. Which is why we are reaching out to you for help. We’re trying to raise an additional $10,000 to distribute in mini grants so we can fund more communities.

Can you make a donation?

Transit Alliance Miami wants to create “Life Beyond the Wheel: How Miami Moves Without Driving” — a campaign that focuses on the experiences of transit riders, paratransit users, youth, seniors, immigrants, and people with disabilities.

Living Streets Lexington is organizing a coffee and donuts at transit stops around the city as a way to connect with transit riders and share stories with their elected officials in Kentucky.

Hawaii Youth Transportation Council plans a series of videos to highlight how young people navigate daily life without a car—using transit, walking, biking, or other alternatives—and the challenges they face.

Duluth Community School Collaborative will conduct two walking audits with elementary students from the Myer’s Wilkins Elementary, a TItle I school in Duluth, Minnesota’s HIllside neighborhood.

Disability RIghts Maryland plans to make videos about the experiences of paratransit users and how they are (and aren’t) able to get where they need to go.

To support these local groups, this year the national Week Without Driving campaign launched a mini grant program—and wow—the response we got was overwhelming, with more than four dozen applications from communities across the US! Here are a few of my favorites:

Five years later, it has grown from a few dozen participants in Washington State to an international movement, with more than five hundred participating organizations across all fifty states, Canada and Australia.