This sign could say ‘pedestrian area’. But because we still prioritize cars, the only sign we have is ‘road closed’…meant for construction sites. This tells people that pedestrians are only temporarily allowed to be on streets, even though pedestrian streets predate cars by thousands of years.

Non-drivers are uncounted and unseen, and so don't figure in transportation, public works, or land use planning. You can help change that! #WeekWithoutDrivingPEI is an opportunity for drivers to gain an understanding what #nondrivers must navigate every time they need or want to go somewhere. #PEI

2️⃣ days till #weekwithoutdrivingpei starts! Non-drivers are uncounted & unseen, and don't figure in transportation, public works, or land use planning. You can help change that! #WeekWithoutDriving is a chance for drivers to gain an understanding what non-drivers must navigate daily. #PEI #nondriver

3️⃣ days till #weekwithoutdrivingPEI ! Try one day, or do more. Invite a friend, a co-worker, a family member to join you. Post, write, share, document your experience. Talk about it. What was easy? What was difficult? Consider cost, time, accessibility, safety. What it pleasant or unpleasant? Why?

For PEI, please (also) use #WeekWithoutDrivingPEI. Details and to sign up: transitmatterschtown.ca/week-without...

Starts in 4️⃣ days! The lack of affordable, reliable, safe & convenient transportation options makes it difficult for those who cannot drive to reach services, jobs, opportunities, healthcare & more. Step out of the driver's seat and into the reality of non-drivers. #weekwithoutdrivingPEI

🚶🚲🚌🦼 Over 30% of King County residents don’t drive—and yet most of our transportation system is built for those who do. That’s why the King County Council has proclaimed Sept. 30-Oct 5 the Week Without Driving—to better understand and address these challenges. #WeekWithoutDriving

#weekwithoutdriving is one week away! Having elected representatives who are willing and wanting to understand the experiences of non-drivers matters. Ask your Mayors to participate! Letters sent to the mayors of #Charlottetown #CornwallPEI #StratfordPEI #Summerside. #PEI

Starting in six days! #WeekWithoutDriving #WeekWithoutDrivingPEI

Transit Matters Charlottetown ( @transitmatterschtn.bsky.social ) is challenging residents and politicians to consider a Week Without Driving to highlight gaps in PEI's transit system: www.saltwire.com/newfoundland...

What counts as essential travel? How does this differ across people? What level of mobility can be sustained within planetary boundaries? These researchers get closer to answering those questions than most. Wish this kind of thinking was more central to climate & transport policy making in the UK.

A casual reminder to transit agencies that people do ride transit on the weekends!

Gender equity in public transportation means meeting the different needs of all genders, especially women & gender-diverse people. Designing transit through reliable schedules, well-lit routes, affordable fares & inclusive planning makes travel safer and fairer for everyone. #weekwithoutdriving #PEI

And in Canada. See more at transitmatterschtown.ca/week-without... #WeekWithoutDrivingPEI #PEI

How can we design communities to be activity-friendly for all? 🤔 By prioritizing sidewalks, trails, parks, public transit, and other infrastructure to facilitate walking, biking, rolling, and more! Learn more: buff.ly/LVbYTG3 #ActivePeople

These two lanes for bikes take up less than one half a lane for cars.

JOIN THE MOVEMENT! You can get around however you want, but the challenge is not to drive. You can participate for one day or the entire week. The goal is to imagine your daily life without relying on a personal car. #weekwithoutdriving #weekwithoutdrivingPEI #PEI

The lack of affordable, reliable and convenient transportation options makes it difficult for those who cannot drive to reach services, jobs, opportunities, healthcare and more. Join #WeekWithoutDrivingPEI and understand the barriers non-drivers experience daily.

1. Under current circumstances, car ownership makes it easier to get where we need or want to go and can connect us to people we care about — at least for those able to drive. At the same time, private automobiles and the infrastructure that supports them tend to block fortuitous connections.

JOIN THE MOVEMENT! You can get around however you want, but the challenge is not to drive. You can participate for one day or the entire week. The goal is to imagine your daily life without relying on a personal car. #weekwithoutdriving #weekwithoutdrivingPEI #PEI

🌟 Week Without Driving is September 29 – October 5, 2025! 🌟 TOMORROW: Learn more about this national campaign to reflect on the gaps in our transportation system and demand change ➡️ Join our Virtual Town Hall on September 17! Register to join ➡️ buff.ly/d5KVAu1

Sign up here for #Charlottetown 🇨🇦 #WeekWithoutDriving #WeekWithoutDrivingPEI transitmatterschtown.ca/week-without...

Today is the 1 year anniversary of the G Line opening. It feels like yesterday I ran out of my apartment to take this video! (The G stands for giddy because I was so excited) Frequent transit is necessary for an accessible city that’s serious about its climate goals. Let’s make that a reality.

It’s important to understand how #WeekWithoutDriving is different from “car-free day,” “bike everywhere month” or other events that encourage mode shift. Week Without Driving comes from our campaign to have those in charge of our transportation networks and

What if, for one week, you experienced your daily life without relying on a car? How might it change your perspective on the way our community moves? Join the challenge Sept 29-Oct 5. Experience life without driving. Share your stories.👇 #WeekWithoutDriving #OttCity bikeottawa.ca/2025/09/04/j...

Professor Ian Walker was inspirational at yesterday's conference at London's beautiful Guildhall. His allotted time was way too short - could have listened to him all day. 🙏🏻 #motonormativity @ianwalker.bsky.social

Watch/listen: Elected Leaders on Why Week Without Driving Matters to Them #WeekWithoutDriving2024 www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-cM...

* Cartopia * [satire] www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Reposting because far too many people don’t yet understand this.

I love it when a trip on public transport turns into a sea or river cruise! In #Montreal, until Oct. 31, Navark is running a fleet of 30 river shuttles, on 8 different routes, most starting at the Vieux-Port. Departures every 45 minutes, fare is $6 (or you can use an OPUS farecard)... ⛴️🧵

Sign up here for #Charlottetown 🇨🇦 #WeekWithoutDriving #WeekWithoutDrivingPEI transitmatterschtown.ca/week-without...

🧵Cars parked on the pavement, pavement cracks, street obstacles like bin bags, overhanging branches, and electric bikes and e-scooters. There are an increasing number of obstacles which can stop blind and partially sighted people from walking around safely and confidently. 1/3

📌Must read! "In Canada, vehicles are used for a mere 380 hours annually out of 8,760 possible hours, a staggering 4% utilisation rate. 😱 Yet we've built entire civilisations around this massive inefficiency, dedicating roughly 350 square feet of land per car at both origin and destination."

Love this campaign from @mountainkeeper.bsky.social fighting a proposed highway expansion in New York’s Hudson Valley by presenting an irresistible vision of all the useful transportation upgrades $1.4b could bring to the region instead. www.catskillmountainkeeper.org/invest_in_ou...

Drooling ... 🤤

The T3 bus system is so confusing. Multiple busses with the same number traveling in opposite directions—which confuses the side of the street you're supposed to catch the bus on. Schedules available only as PDFs. Busses moved to new routes while keeping their old numbers. Unhelpful signage.

Great short video by TransLink explaining “the empty bus lane myth”

It’s important to understand how #WeekWithoutDriving is different from “car-free day,” “bike everywhere month” or other events that encourage mode shift. Week Without Driving comes from our campaign to have those in charge of our transportation networks and

You can also sign up locally! #Charlottetown #Stratford #Cornwall #PEI transitmatterschtown.ca/week-without...

Possible causes of your problems. It’s a diagram that (sadly) still seems relevant in 2025, so reposting a year and a bit on.

Be a part of the movement! Join thousands taking on the #WeekWithoutDriving challenge. Share your written or visual experiences as a non-driver who has fewer options on getting to work, school, activities, or appointments. #PEI transitmatterschtown.ca

"Modern public transportation can be traced back to French Catholic mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal and the system he developed in Paris in 1662, “Les carrosses à cinque sols” (five-cent coaches)." Good article. #transit #publictransport

Many newcomers in the region do not have access to a personal vehicle. “Even for our local population, not everybody has that. So we need to address that.” There seems to be a rising trend of younger demographics choosing not to get a driver’s license, as well, according to Jeffery. #RuralTransit

The flip side of the driving coin: What barriers do you face because of a lack of transportation options in and around #Charlottetown #PEI? Submit your story or experience here: transitmatterschtown.ca/transit-matt...

Vienna’s “Car Bet”: From May to July, households gave up their private cars in exchange for a monthly €500 mobility budget. Result: 2/3 realized they don’t need a car many sold theirs, choosing public transport, carsharing & more. More space, less traffic, better life.

"Residents in East Royalty, Stratford and Cornwall will have access to more public transit options beginning next week as part of the 2025 expansion of T3 Transit services, which will grow the system overall to meet increasing demand." #transit #urbantransit #PEI www.charlottetown.ca/news/current...

Tomorrow 👇

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16: We want to hear from transit riders! 📢 🚌 🚌 🚌 🚌 🚌 We are trying to cover this bus 👇 with rider-driven ideas for improving our transit system. Come see us at the Charlottetown Farmers Market. #transit #transport #mobility #PEI

An Australian perspective on #WeekWithoutDriving. americawalks.org/week-without...

Reason #927 why electric cars won’t save us