From CITY OF BOWLING GREEN
Multiple Wood County agencies have come together to encourage public participation in the national movement, “Week Without Driving,” from Oct. 1-8. This campaign highlights the need for safe pedestrian transportation for the non-drivers present in every community. A third of the U.S. population are nondrivers, made up of: people with disabilities who cannot drive, people who cannot afford a vehicle or gas, cannot obtain licenses, are too young to drive, aged out of driving, or choose not to drive. This movement not only brings awareness to those in every community that lack access to driving, it also reduces carbon emissions that driving creates.
Community members can participate by signing the pledge available here: https://www.bgsu.edu/campus-sustainability/transportation.html. The pledge highlights other forms of transportation like walking, taking public transit, carpooling, or riding a bike, scooter, or skateboard. The pledge helps participants to plan their week and all the ways they can make an impact.
To celebrate local participation in a Week Without Driving, the community is invited to the wrap-up celebration on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 6 p.m., at Wooster Green, 100 S. Church St., Bowling Green. This celebration will include pizza and a prize drawing for all those who made the pledge. The rain location will be First Presbyterian Church of Bowling Green, 126 S. Church St.
Wood County WorkLink, Wood County Hospital, Wood County Health Department, Bowling Green State University Campus Sustainability, Bowling Green Save Our Neighborhoods Group, and the city of Bowling Green Bicycle Safety Commission have all partnered on highlighting this movement and encouraging local community members to sign the pledge and participate. To learn more about this campaign, visit https://www.bgohio.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/1003.
