Undriving and Undriver Licensing

Margaret Kitchell got her Undriver License at Focus the Nation at the UW on January 31.  She participated in our follow-up survey, and was chosen at random to receive our prize, a $100 gift certificate to Enlighten! 

Margaret reported that she established a new pattern from her Undriving pledge:

“I already walk and use the bus a lot. However, I was in the habit of driving at night, thinking it would save me time. Because of the program I had additional reasons to take the bus at night, and found the buses were frequent and convenient, and I could use the time on the bus to prepare for the meeting, or visit afterwards, so my time was used better.” -Margaret Kitchell

An Undriver licensed at the Sustainable Ballard Festival last October sent us this report - thanks, Scott!

“I really never drive any more, my feet and the bus are my best friends! At this point I am trying to encourage my friends who have cars to make walks when they are doable. -Scott Davis

P.S. thanks for the undriving license”

This just in from Angela, an Undriving team member who helped with the Undriver Licensing Station at Focus the Nation:I was on the 44 this morning and a man I noticed came up to me and said: “so, if I did not fulfill my pledge, do I need to give my undrivers license back?” I said:“no, that is not necessary” (with a smile)  I just told him, “things happen and come up in life and he can just try again this month”  He is one of those people I see on the bus all the time, and he is at all the “events.”  We proceed to have a spotty conversation and then it was off to work …  :-)