Brittney Bush Bollay

@brittneybush.bsky.social

Baseball and occasionally not-baseball. Freelance sports and culture writer, photographer, public servant, snappy dresser they/them/Dad Writing and more: https://linktr.ee/brittneybush 📍Nashville, TN ➡️ a long story ➡️ Seattle, WA PERSONAL ACCOUNT

Happy primary day! We're officially launching Nondriver Action, a c4 that works at the intersections of transportation, housing & climate justice. Tomorrow, we'll send out questionnaires for our general election endorsements to all city and county council candidates on the ballot in WA ndaction.org

Nondriver Action fights for the rights of Washingtonians who can’t drive so that no one is left isolated and without a voice.

We work at the intersections of transportation, housing and climate justice to build communities and systems where everyone has the freedom to get to their school, work, healthcare, errands, and friends.

A third of Washington residents are nondrivers. Nondrivers are people with disabilities, people who can’t afford driving, people without valid driver’s licenses, children and youth, and people aging out of driving. 

We care about transportation accessibility because it can make the difference between getting to do the things that connect us to our communities, like running errands, seeing a friend, or getting to an appointment — or being stuck at home and isolated. We need reliable and frequent transit in every community, accessible and safe sidewalks and crossings, and bike lanes and multi-use paths connected to every destination.

"Rena" sent this from Moses Lake WA where she is weeding carrots for a non-union company. She shared: The air is bad. See my cell phone. The AQI is 166, which is unhealthy. We start at 4am. We'll work 7-8 hrs & earn minimum wage. #WeFeedYou

A worker holding up a cell phone in a carrot field they are weeding in Moses Lake WA. The cell phone weather app shows a AQI is 166

Car-free streets are not synonymous with culturally rich streets. Removing cars creates possibility, but it does not automatically create a vibrant place. A truly vibrant public space is not only defined by what is absent; it is defined by what is present—who and what is able to flourish there.

We shouldn’t stop at saying we want car-free streets. We should add: ~ wide enough sidewalks for youth to hang out after school ~ benches where families with little ones can rest ~ street canopies that shade elders during their morning walks ~ patios providing a platform for local artists and…