Last week Disability Rights Washington and the Disability Mobility Initiative hosted the inaugural Week Without Driving challenge. The aim of the week-long event was to include elected leaders and transportation professionals, “to have this experience so you can start to understand the barriers non-drivers experience in accessing your (and our) communities.”
From Community Transit, we’re sharing experiences from three of our employees who participated::
So how did these Community Transit employees access work, essential needs, recreation and other transportation needs?
I spoke to quite a few people about the experience, and three people said they want to start bike riding more for transportation!
Community Transit CEO Ric Ilgenfritz commended employees for their participation.
“Congratulations to our staff for getting out there to walk in our customers’ shoes and experience mobility from different perspectives. Efforts like this give us insight into how we can better serve our communities."