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Anna Zivarts

Anna Zivarts is a low-vision parent, nondriver and author of When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency (Island Press, 2024). Anna created the #WeekWithoutDriving challenge and is passionate about bringing the voices of nondrivers to the planning and policy-making tables. Anna sits on the boards of the League of American Bicyclists, the Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium and the Washington State Transportation Innovation Council. She also serves as a member of TRB's Committee on Public Health and Transportation (AME70) and the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center Coordinating Committee.
 
 

When Driving Is Not An Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency by Anna Zivarts | An Island Press book

TARTA Community Update with Anna Zivarts

Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 8:30am EST
Team TARTA invites you to learn more about how we are Transforming the Region Through Transit and keeping our promise to the community. Team TARTA invites you to join us at the Glass City Center on Thursday, November 14th for a community event with exciting updates about the future of TARTA and how transit is transforming the region with Laura Koprowski, TARTA's Chief Executive Officer.
When Driving Is Not An Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency by Anna Zivarts | An Island Press book

Anna Zivarts at LINK Houston

Thursday, October 3, 2024 - 6:00pm CST
Join When Driving Is Not an Option author Anna Zivarts at LINK Houston's 2024 Transit and the City Community Conversation and Celebration. Transit and the City 2024 is being held during National Week Without Driving, a nationwide week of action that seeks to educate elected officials, public officials, advocates and individuals of the barriers faced by non-drivers trying to move safely through their communities.
When Driving Is Not An Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency by Anna Zivarts | An Island Press book

National Pedestrian Safety Month Informational Webinar

Thursday, September 26, 2024 - 1:00pm EDT
During October, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will celebrate National Pedestrian Safety Month. States, local leaders, traffic safety professionals, transportation planners and engineers, other stakeholders, and concerned residents are invited to join us in helping to create a transportation system for all people to easily and safely walk.