Disability Mobility Initiative

#WeekWithoutDriving

[Cecelia Black @cecelia_black]

Words can't describe how powerful it is to work with so many disabled leaders during #WeekWithoutDriving when you are so accustomed to being the only disabled person in the room. Getting to end Day 5 by stumbling into "Please Touch" was so magical I could cry

[Disability Mobility Initiative @non_drivers]

Read more about Washington #WeekWithoutDriving events https://t.co/GdnPbPNMp3

[Disability Mobility Initiative @non_drivers]

We are hosting a webinar with @RealChangeNews 2pm Weds to highlight the stories most often left out of transportation conversations during #WeekWithoutDriving.
Register:
https://t.co/LLUqIQCbJV

[Disability Mobility Initiative @non_drivers]

Real Change is a Seattle based nonprofit that is part of an international network of street newspapers and provides the lowest barrier employment opportunities to vendors who are often currently or formerly homeless.

[Disability Mobility Initiative @non_drivers]

We're kicking of #WeekWithoutDriving in Washington state tomorrow with a community discussion @ Cafe Con Arte in Pasco! The challenge starts Monday. Are you signed up?

[Seattle Streets Alliance @SNGreenways]

Tomorrow is the last day to comment on Seattle’s Transportation Levy proposal before a final version is presented to City Council.

Now is the time to make your voice heard!

Complete SDOT’s Survey: https://t.co/43q1bW30Ol

[Seattle Streets Alliance @SNGreenways]

We gathered on the steps of City Hall yesterday to speak out against the Mayor's proposed transportation levy which fails to address Seattle's safety and accessibility needs. https://t.co/M8HMUYlzgK

[Seattle Streets Alliance @SNGreenways]

Seattle needs a levy that puts us on track to meet our city’s climate, safety, and equity goals. The draft levy proposal falls short.
Join us in asking the city to put our money where our values and goals are, and improve the draft transportation levy! https://t.co/k8FQq4QfIR

[Disability Mobility Initiative @non_drivers]

A sustainable, equitable transportation system benefits everyone while a back-to-basics transportation plan will continue to leave communities and our climate behind. Tell @MayorofSeattle & @SeattleCouncil we need a levy that invests in our entire city!
https://t.co/DsyWqK92Qs

[Disability Mobility Initiative @non_drivers]

Sidewalks are about a city's livability, not just accessibility. "Just like a new road is fun to drive on in a car, a new sidewalk can also encourage everybody to walk around and get out more." Check out Dylan's Seattle sidewalk story

[Cecelia Black @cecelia_black]

Lessons learned from a new crosswalk that Lake City advocates have been asking for for years: 1. Advocacy works 2. We shouldn't have to fight for crosswalk after crosswalk 3. We need a huge shift in the next transportation levy if we want any change

[Cecelia Black @cecelia_black]

Thank @RealChangeNews & vendors for letting me join your organizing meeting and sharing your transit stories! Whether it's sidewalks, streetcars, ebike access or benches, the next levy needs to focus on a transportation system for people not cars @non_drivers

[Cecelia Black @cecelia_black]

Is this a pothole? I'm calling it a pothole.
See any broken sidewalks in Seattle? Send us a pic with the location for @non_drivers new Seattle sidewalk story map. Upload them here: https://t.co/f61GYp1jtP
@AnnaZivarts

[Cecelia Black @cecelia_black]

Flooded sidewalks is a choice we make when we invest solely in car infrastructure. Listen to Amara's story in the latest video in @non_drivers sidewalk series
@AnnaZivarts @seattledot @MayorofSeattle @SeattleCouncil @Spottnik

[@realchangenews.bsky.social @RealChangeNews]

With a new ordinance approved earlier this month, the City of Seattle is beginning to address Seattle’s lack of adequate sidewalks.

Advocates from @non_drivers shared with @GuyOron
why it’s not enough to solve Seattle’s sidewalk problem.
https://t.co/oVpFPLxKqO

[Cecelia Black @cecelia_black]

2 nondrivers and 1 transit rider (and sometimes chauffeur) in Olympia supporting transit rider representation (HB 2191) yesterday ! @non_drivers

[Disability Mobility Initiative @non_drivers]

@Lisa_Herbold @MASScoalition It was a terrific report and if it hadn't been the middle of the pandemic when it got released, we would have gone forward then. It definitely was the foundation of so many conversations we had with folks to help them understand the scope of the sidewalk repair problem.

[Disability Mobility Initiative @non_drivers]

Some exciting news! The sidewalk repair & construction legislation we’ve been working on passed @SeattleCouncil last night! Itwill require that sidewalks get repaired during large repaving projects and that if it’s feasible, missing sidewalks get built 🧵https://t.co/163AT65gMu

[Barb Chamberlain @BarbChamberlain]

Shoutout for #WeekWithoutDriving, created by @AnnaZivarts at @disrightswa @non_drivers, in very interesting interview with Ron Brooks of Accessible Avenue on paratransit, the ADA, more. https://t.co/8XfCt3eZkQ #MobilityJustice #MoveEquity #accessibility #transit #paratransit #ADA