Dear Commissioner French, I’m reaching out to you from the Nondrivers Alliance. We’re a statewide organization that advocates for better transit service and walkable, rollable communities across our state. We’re so thankful to our elected leaders who serve on transit boards. We recognize how important your service is to ensure we have transit systems that allow those of who rely on bus and paratransit to get around our communities. Thank you! The core of our mission is to help elected officials understand the experience of their constituents who cannot drive or cannot afford to drive. The Week Without Driving is our primary tool for achieving this goal as a way to start the conversation around what we need to make our communities more accessible for nondrivers. In anticipation of this year’s Week Without Driving, we are conducting a statewide survey of transit board members to understand your current transit ridership and experiences using the system in your community. Could you take a minute to complete our quick survey? We will be publishing responses and indicating nonresponses on our website in the near future. We would also love to set up a time for a call or Zoom meeting to brainstorm with you what participation in Week Without Driving might look like for you this year. We recognize that not driving for the full week might be realistic, but there are lots of other ways to join us. We can help schedule a bus trip or paratransit ride with a nondriving constituent, and we can brainstorm with you other ideas for you to participate in the week, which will take place this year from October 1-8, 2026. So please take a minute to complete the survey. You can also use this link to schedule a Zoom meeting at your convenience. If you’re not able to access our survey (which is hosted through Google, you can respond to the survey questions below by replying to this email. Transit Board Member Survey The information you share here will be shared on our website. We will be publishing responses (and indicating non-responses). If you have any questions or would like to provide any additional feedback or context, please contact Anna Zivarts, anna@nondrivers.org or 206-718-8432. TRANSIT BOARD MEMBER SURVEY First Name: Last Name: Elected Position: Transit board you serve on: When was the last time you rode transit in your service area? (Choose one): - Yesterday - Last week - Last month - In the last six months - In the last year - Longer than a year ago - I haven't yet ridden transit in my service area yet How often do you ride transit in your service area? (Choose one): - Daily - Weekly - Monthly - Yearly - Once every couple years - I haven't yet ridden transit in my service area yet Sincerely, Ruth Rosas Director of Coalition Building | Nondrivers Alliance Let's connect! Week Without Driving — it's about access