EPISODE 321 ANNA ZIVARTS: Week Without Driving Challenge Recap (2025)

In this episode, I reconnect with Anna Zivarts for an update on the Week Without Driving Challenge and her new venture, The Non-Drivers Alliance. Naturally, we talk about the land use patterns and infrastructure needed to facilitate a sustainable non-driving existence.
Thumbnail photo credit: Boulder Chamber Transportation Connections (BCTC) see link below

Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel):
👉 Non-Drivers Alliance: https://nondrivers.org/
👉 My first episode with Anna:    • EP 245 ANNA ZIVARTS: Steering away from ca...  
👉 Week Without Driving website: https://weekwithoutdriving.org/
👉 When Driving is Not An Option: https://bookshop.org/a/85379/97816428...
👉 Tour de Duzer Weekend Video:    • We Hosted a Big Ol' Bike Extravaganza in B...  
👉 My Mueller Playlist: https://bit.ly/MuellerCommunityPlaylist
👉 NRDC Who Doesn’t Have a Car: https://www.nrdc.org/resources/who-do...
👉 StreetsBlog article: https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/08/0...
👉 Pittsburghers for Public Transit: https://www.pittsburghforpublictransi...
👉 Paris Lime Bikes with Child Seats: https://zagdaily.com/trends/lime-roll...
👉 DC Week Without Driving -- who participated (and who didn’t) https://ggwash.org/dcten/week-without...
👉 Boulder Chamber Transportation Connections (BCTC) 2025 WWD summary article: https://bouldertc.org/news/every-week...

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Hi Everyone! My name is John Simmerman, and I’m a health promotion and public health professional with over 35 years of experience. Over the years, my area of concentration has evolved into a specialization in how the built environment influences human behavior related to active living and especially active mobility.

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