Dear Commissioner Kerns, 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 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 can’t drive or can’t 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 survey? We will be publishing responses (and indicating nonresponses) on our website on April 1. 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). So please take a minute to complete our survey by April 1. You can use this link to schedule a Zoom meeting at your convenience. Sincerely, Anna Zivarts Executive Director, Nondrivers Alliance Join us for Week Without Driving, October 1-8, 2026 PS. 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) on April 1, 2026. 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. First Name Last Name Elected Position Transit board you serve on When was the last time you rode transit in your service area? - 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? - Daily - Weekly - Monthly - Yearly - Once every couple years - I haven't yet ridden transit in my service area yet -- A. Zivarts Nondrivers Alliance Join us for Week Without Driving, October 1-8, 2026 Read my book! When Driving Isn't An Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency