Undriver #1,376: Charlie Faddis: Undriving™ by iPhone

I first met Bainbridge Island-based engineer/inventor/musician Charlie Faddis on the bus a couple years back.  “Y’know,” he said, “I just haven’t needed my car much since I got this iPhone.”  “Tell me more,” I said – and he did.  -Julia Field In 2009, while my youngest son was doing his second tour in Iraq, I [...]

Bruce Cronquist: Kayak Commute, “Because I can”

Undriver #4,825: Bruce Cronquist Bruce got his Undriver License™ at the City of Redmond’s Eco-Fair this July, where he pledged to “Bug co-workers to bike more, use the connector bus, and try kayaking to work.”  So far he’s helped convert at least one co-worker into a regular bike commuter, and last month he did his [...]

Amy Hackmann: Non-motorized Urban Adventurer

  Meet Amy Hackmann, Undriver # 4,731! She got licensed at the City of Redmond’s EcoFair, pledging to bike to work – turns out it’s easier and faster, she reports.  Not only did she do that on her vintage 25-year-old folding bike, but she has also biked all around Redmond and bused into Seattle, too. [...]

100 Miles, 100 Days, 100 Legs

Undriver #3,867: Colleen Haggerty Meet Colleen Haggerty: she’s an Undriver from Bellingham, WA, who recently took advantage of our Online Licensing Station to receive her Undriver License. Colleen has been an amputee for 32 years, and she is currently raising money for the Prosthetic Outreach Foundation, with the goal of funding 100 legs for amputees [...]

Flipping the Transportation Heirarchy

Undriver #2,421:  Joel Flachsbart “I grew up in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon and moved to New Orleans after college to teach middle school math.  While in New Orleans I lived, serendipitously, only two blocks from the school where I taught AND a wonderful grocery store.  For the first time in my life, I could [...]

My Son Loves His Undriver License Too

Undriver #1874:  Soren, age 3 Soren was excited to get licensed to Undrive at the Sustainable Ballard Festival. Initially, he wanted the license because it was “pretty cool,” and because he loves all things with wheels. However, while waiting in line he began to chat with his mom, Kimberly, about what their Undriving pledge would [...]

Doing Business by Bike

Undriver #2415: Steve Richmond Steve Richmond’s Undriving story starts way back in 1988 – when his beloved VW caught on fire on the freeway!  The shock of seeing his car go up in flames, combined with a new concern about global warming, propelled him to make some major lifestyle changes and live without a car. [...]

Accidental Undriver (there are no accidents?)

Undriver #1: Julia Field The concept of Undriving was born in May, 2007…..and the Undriver Licensing Station launched in September, 2007.  Three years before that, I had a car accident that changed my life…..for the better, much to my surprise! -Julia Field, Undriving Founder/Director   Live without a car??? This might seem like a radical [...]

Bicycling Toward Car-freedom

Undriver #185: John Streich John has gotten licensed three times, and has volunteered to help license Undrivers.  John recognizes that Undriving is an ongoing practice – and he’s already thinking about his next pledge! I first signed up for Undriving two years ago. It was a successful month and I did continue to use my [...]

Not Driving Enough? No Such Thing

Undriver #2,611:  Ann Rodgers “Perhaps you can help me with my conundrum,” Ann Rodgers wrote in an email to Undriving last week, after reading about the program in the Ballard News Tribune. “I’m an Undriver, even though I didn’t know there was such a thing!” Ann was having trouble with her emission test for her [...]

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