Name: When Driving is Not an Option - An Evening with Author Anna Zivarts
Start: 2025-02-11T18:30:00-06:00
End: 2025-02-11T20:00:00-06:00
Location: Siebens Building

When Driving is Not an Option - An Evening with Author Anna Zivarts

Join author Anna Zivarts in a presentation and discussion of what Rochester can gain by creating a community accessible to all!
About this Event

Over 30% of our country cannot drive.

Here in Rochester, that number is even higher.

As our community embarks upon a transformative era of reimagining our downtown core, we have an unprecedented opportunity to create a city where everyone is able to access the places, people, and amenities that make Rochester a dynamic and welcoming place to live and visit. Accessibility that starts with how people move to and through our city.

Fueled by a powerful lived experience as a non-driver with congenital nystagmus, Anna Zivarts is a renowned advocate for accessible transportation and accessible communities. She is a founder of the Disability Mobility Initiative at Disability Rights Washington and the #WeekWithoutDriving Challenge.

Please join us on February 11th at 6:30 PM for a presentation on the importance of transportation systems that work for all users, and the imperative of healthcare access for non-drivers.

This event is free and open to the public. A suggested donation of $10 helps to fund bike and pedestrian education statewide.

Location: Leighton Auditorium, 2nd and 3rd floor of the Seibens Building: 100 2nd Ave SW, Rochester, MN 55902

Accessibility Information: The accessible seating spaces are located convenient to the 3rd floor entrance. Please find one of our volunteers if you are needing assistance in locating this space.

Transportation Information:

Bus stops within two blocks: 21, 116, 202, 204, 550X, 25, 307, 309, 411, 419

Public Bike Parking: Peace Plaza is the most convenient bike parking to this location

Car Parking: City owned lots are free after 5pm. The nearest ramp is 2 blocks southwest on 3rd St SW and 3 blocks north east on Center Street West

This Event is brought to you by a partnership between BikeMN chapter We Bike Rochester, The Destination Medical Center, Island Press, the Mayo Clinic Department of Ophthalmology, Age Friendly Olmsted County, AARP MN, and the Sierra Club of Minnesota.