Week Without Driving
Join Local Motion in the Week Without Driving Challenge
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2025
We are proud to announce our participation in the Week Without Driving challenge from Monday, September 29 to Sunday, October 5, 2025. This groundbreaking national initiative showcases a unified effort to experience the world through the lens of non-drivers nationwide. Joining forces with the National Coalition for a Week Without Driving, we are committed to fostering a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by non-drivers in our community and across the nation.
The #WeekWithoutDriving is not just a campaign but a challenge for elected leaders, advocates, and individuals to step into the shoes of those who cannot or choose not to drive. Participants are encouraged to engage in all their daily activities using any form of transportation other than driving themselves. This endeavor aims to broaden understanding and empathy towards the everyday barriers faced by nondrivers, be it due to disability, age, economic circumstances, or personal choice.
Get Involved and Embrace the Challenge
During the Week Without Driving, members and staff of Local Motion will lead by example, opting out of driving themselves for an entire week. We are inviting the entire Columbia community to participate in this eye-opening challenge. By joining us, residents can gain valuable insights into the importance of accessible and diverse transportation options. This participation is not just for work commutes but includes all daily activities.
"Signing up for A Week Without Driving is an opportunity to understand our community differently, but it's not just about challenges and barriers. There are real benefits to getting around without a personal vehicle; we hope participants will experience those too." - Josh Parshall, Chief Development Officer, Local Motion.
We will have more information to come, here on our website, about our scheduled events and any resources to make the most out of the Week Without Driving challenge. For broader details about the national initiative, please visit www.weekwithoutdriving.org.
Join Local Motion in this transformative experience and help make Columbia a more inclusive, accessible, safe, and connected community.
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Week Without Driving Events
Monday, September 29th, 5-6:30pm
Week Without Driving Kick-Off
Join us at Café Berlin for the official kick-off of Week Without Driving! We will talk about the goals of the week, hear from non-drivers and the barriers they face, do some zine-making activities, and enjoy tasty food (food tab will be open from 5-6pm)!
Saturday, October 4th, 10am-1pm
Bike Bus to Pride
We hope you’ll join us on Saturday at Pride Fest, and invite you to hop on the bike bus to get there! This bike bus is for all confident bike riders, whether you're 10 or 90 years old; we'd love to ride with you! This will be an easy-going, slow ride (~9 mph) starting at the Columbia Farmer’s Market, with various stops along the route to join in. Route to come!
Monday, September 15th, noon-1pm
Week Without Driving: Reframing the Conversation to Include Nondrivers
Join us virtually with Week Without Driving founder Anna Zivarts for an interactive workshop to get pumped for this year's Week Without Driving. In this workshop we'll discuss barriers for transportation access for people who can't or can't afford to drive, and brainstorm strategies to get decision-makers in our communities to engage with the conversation around transportation access. We'll also share tips and creative ideas from Week Without Driving bingo to story-time bus ride-alongs!
Wednesday, October 1st
Walk Audit Wednesday
Take a walk in your neighborhood and use our Walk Audit Worksheet to take a critical look at the walking experience in your neighborhood, or any place that you chose to walk.
Tuesday, September 30th
Transit Tuesday!
Trying transit is a great way to participate in Week Without Driving. Did you know that GoCoMo, Columbia's transit system, is now on Google maps? Try it out, and download the app to track live routes. Riding the bus is free, and because our buses are equipped with bike racks, you can make it a multimodal trip! Take a selfie and tag us @localmotioncomo!
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