Week Without Driving Santa Cruz County 2026
What would change in your life if driving was NOT an option?
How would you travel?
How much more time would it take to reach your destination?
For almost one third of Santa Cruz County residents, this is their daily challenge.
Week Without Driving is an opportunity for all of us to spend time considering what it takes to travel around our county without a car. Participate in ways that work best for you:
- Walk or roll
- Take the bus
- Ride your bike
- Use rideshare, or carpool
And, if you do need your car, that’s ok! The point is to consider how someone without that option travels and the decisions they might need to make. We encourage you to reflect on how your week went. Write and take pictures of your experiences then share them with us and on social media. Think about…
- How did I feel when I tried to not drive?
- What changes did I experience?
- How much time did it take to get where I needed to go?
- What activities became harder or impossible to do?
- Did I notice a change financially?
- Did navigating different forms of transportation affect my mood, health, focus?
- If I had the power to change things, what is the first thing I would change?
Join us on Friday, October 2, 2026, from 4 PM to 7 PM
at the Capitola Mall…
for a special Week Without Driving community event focusing on pedestrian safety, accessibility, and mobility. It brings residents, especially families, into a fun, welcoming space to learn about pedestrian and bicycle safety to:
- Increase awareness of the barriers faced by nondrivers.
- Connect with local bike, pedestrian, transit, and safety resources.
- Participate in a bike rodeo
- Highlight the role of our safety partners in protecting nondrivers.
- Encourage community action, storytelling, and pledges for safer streets.
- Try out an E-bike and learn to ride the bus!
Sign up today and join us!
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