October 1-8, 2026
40% of Milwaukee County residents don’t have access to a car.
What would change in your life if driving wasn’t an option?
What changes when you cannot drive somewhere? Does an errand or a doctor’s appointment become a full-day commitment? Does a job become a question of access, not ability?
If you can drive and have access to a car, these questions might be answered quickly and simply. But these questions reveal how much we assume everyone drives. That assumption reveals who has access and who gets left out. When you don’t drive, everything becomes a negotiation between time, money, energy, distance and a tradeoff of what you can do and can access.
Join us October 1-8, 2026. Take the Week Without Driving Pledge, share your story, and attend an event.
Better transportation options make a better region, for all of us.
Take The Week Without Driving Pledge
Take the first step in becoming a part of a global movement to reimagine cities where cars are an option, not a necessity.
Commit to not driving - for a day, for a few days, or for the whole week - from October 1 - 8 2026.
Take the pledge today, share your experiences on social media by tagging #weekwithoutdrivingmke, and enter to win great swag and other giveaways!
Schedule of Events
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October 1
Pa’ti Mujer Bus Travel Training
Week Without Driving Kickoff/MCTS Forward Workshop
October 2
Flowers to Freshwater: A Week Without Driving Ride
October 3
Vision Zero at Granville Harvest Fest
October 6
Visibility Workshop at Kelly Senior Center
October 7
Vision Zero at Milwaukee Night Market
Cactus Book Club: When Driving is Not an Option
October 8
MobiliSE/Transit is Milwaukee Fall Summit:
Transit is All of Us: A Community Conversation
Week Without driving presenting Partners
Week Without driving hosting Partners
