AARP Pittsburgh Joins 'Week Without Driving'

AARP Pittsburgh is joining alongside Pittsburghers for Public Transit, Bike Pittsburgh and Access MOB Pittsburgh to spread awareness around the need for better mobility options for non-drivers of all ages in Allegheny County!

Whether we live in suburban towns or city neighborhoods, everyone in Allegheny County deserves safe, reliable, dignified access to the places we need to go. Across the county, 30% of our friends and neighbors don’t drive a car. The Week Without Driving is a nationwide movement to link the needs of disabled individuals and people of all ages with environmental movements and accessible community planning. Together, we will illustrate challenges and opportunities for non-drivers and call for change that improves mobility for all.

Join us in pledging to take a Week Without Driving PGH. You can participate as an individual or organization. Find out more and get involved at the Week Without Driving PGH website: https://weekwithoutdrivingpgh.org/

“Public transportation is a social and economic issue that affects all levels of society. It is essential that we all have the ability to get to school, work, medical appointments, grocery shopping, etc., regardless of whether or not we have access to a vehicle. And that transportation needs to be handicap accessible, reliable and affordable.” – Celia Shapiro

“I was in an "industrial accident" that left me confined to a wheelchair for a period of over two years. What I most recall is the sense of complete isolation that resulted in not being able to get around and interact with people. Wheelchair accessible public transportation was almost completely unavailable to me.” -Richard Lockwood

 “People of all ages need access to transit options. Public transit benefits me as I don’t drive at night and I like to get downtown to go to the theater.” -Shawna Bridgett