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August 1, 2022
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WHEREAS, access to mobility is a fundamental part of health and community connection, allowing Washingtonians to reach education and employment opportunities, medical services, shopping, recreation, and visit friends and family; and WHEREAS, mobility is one of the state’s six transportation system policy goals and includes the goal of investing public dollars to improve movement of people throughout Washington State; and WHEREAS, nearly a quarter of the people of Washington state do not have a driver licenses, either because of their age or a condition that does not allow them to drive; and WHEREAS, the recently passed transformative transportation package, Move Ahead Washington, invests over $5.0 billion to support reliable, safe and clean energy mobility options throughout the state; and WHEREAS, transportation represents the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Washington; and WHEREAS, in order to meet our state’s greenhouse gas emission reduction goals we must reduce emissions in our transportation sector; and WHEREAS, improving and enhancing transportation options such as transit, light rail, biking and walking pathways are key strategies in our decarbonization efforts; and WHEREAS, many Washingtonians cannot afford the cost of a car, as the US Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the cost of owning a car is approximately 60 cents a mile, with average household spending on transportation in 2020 reaching $9,465 a year: and WHEREAS, in addition to greenhouse gas emissions, cars also create tire dust that can enter watersheds, have resulted in freeway expansions that have been detrimental to neighborhoods historically home to communities of color, and require impervious surfaces for parking to the extent that there are now an estimated 3.4 parking spaces for every car in the United States, all of which have contributed to transportation being an important environmental justice concern, and; WHEREAS, the people of Washington love to bike and walk with these two activities combined consistently ranking at the top of surveys among state residents, NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jay Inslee, Governor of the state of Washington, do hereby proclaim September 19-25, 2022, as Week Without Driving in Washington, and I encourage all people in our state to join me in this special observance. Signed this XX day of September, 2022 Governor Jay Inslee

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