#WeekWithoutDriving Day 2: Walked to my neighborhood bakery for a meeting, with much appreciation for the colleague who lives not far from me and suggested we meet in person instead of via Teams. Crisp fall temperatures, sunshine, greenery alongside autumn leaf colors, sidewalks the majority of the route. Wonderful.

#walking #walkability #neighborhoods #undriving #transportation #infrastructure

#WeekWithoutDriving Day 3: Biked 8.5 mi for an all-day meeting. Delighted to see another bike parked out front when I arrived. Later I'll ride to Olympia Center for a class, then home.

Again had bike lanes for nearly 100% of my route. Thank you City of Olympia! And Tumwater too.

https://weekwithoutdriving.org

#BikeEverywhere #BikeLife #BikeLove #Undriving #MultimodalLife #BikeTooter #transportation #infrastructure #BikeOLY

#WeekWithoutDriving Day 4: Biked to my dentist, then to the office (2nd day in a row of long in-person meetings; kind of a treat, TBH). End of the day, my best friend who lives near me and also rides for transportation suggested we go out for snacks and chat. We rode home together at sunset. Delightful, and that last bit of social travel isn't something you can do when you drive alone.

#BikeTooter #cycling #BikeLove #BikeEverywhere #BikeLife #BikeFriends

#WeekWithoutDriving Day 5: End of the day, rode down to the beginning hula hoop class I'm taking through our parks/rec. Husband rode down to join me for the swing dance class we're taking together that meets shortly after I'm done hooping. We rode home together in cool darkness, happy to have dry roads after last night's steady rain. Wonderful end to the week.

#BikeTooter #cycling #BikeLove #BikeEverywhere #BikeLife #BikeDate

#WeekWithoutDriving thoughts: I've already arranged my life to have transportation freedom without a car. When I need to be a nondriver someday I won't miss a beat. My dad lost his independence when he had to stop driving because he couldn't consider/use other modes. Not me!

#BikeTooter #transportation #aging #HealthyAging #nondriver #undriving #transit #BikeLife #BikeEverywhere #freedom #BikeFreedom

#WeekWithoutDriving thoughts: I'm fortunate to have enough money to have an e-bike for heavy hauling when needed, and to flatten hills. Biking is helping me through some knee pain right now too (easier than walking!). Biking husband + friends = social travel bonus.

#BikeLife #BikeEverywhere #walking #BikeTooter #EBike #EBikeLife #BikeHappy