“There can’t actually be that many nondrivers.” Some iteration of that comment is the first question I get when I talk about building a nondriver coalition, even among audiences that are just as eager as I am to see changes in our communities that would reduce car dependency. so I wrote this👇

Op-Ed: Recognizing Nondrivers Can Spur a Revolution in Transportation and Housing - The Urbanist

# Nondrivers are more than a quarter of the population, but often an afterthought in policy discussions. Recognizing their needs, as the national Week Without Driving challenge strives to promote, can...

I think the resistance to change is a lot simpler than economic concerns; most people just want to feel like they didn't get scammed

It’s so frustrating to hear car enthusiasts in public meetings claim that ample parking is an “equity” issue for disabled folks, but then when you ask them about those with impaired vision or Parkinson’s or those who don’t drive bc they can’t afford an adaptive vehicle, they don’t have shit to say

First hand experience how fantastic it is to have proper mode share for active transit options. I witnessed so many more mobile persons with various age or disability requirements needing mobility when living in NL. Aging populations will suffer greatly with isolation due to #motonormativity

One of my closest friends is also a low-vision nondriver living in the suburbs, where the accessible bus service is inexcusably terrible. I drive her a lot of places, and I don’t mind, but I should not *have* to.

Damn, Anna, it’s so good. Thanks for saying the hard stuff that needs to be said so eloquently.

Almost 10% of US households have no vehicle at all. Roughly the population of Australia

In #Buffalo, an estimated 30% of households do not have access to a private automobile. Some of those residents have licenses anyway. But still, it is a grave mistake to assume that everyone can travel everywhere by car.