Abby Arnold
Santa Rosa Quietly Approves Additional Mall Parking in Pedestrian and Art Plaza; Activists Appeal
“Why do they need more parking? It feels like they’re trying to sneak something by the public.’’
March 24, 2026
Week Without Driving: The Poor People’s Bus
Last year, our board member Abby Arnold took the Week Without Driving Challenge and brought along some friends. She's back this year for round 2. You can read last year's entries, and her other work for us, on her author page. Or for this year's series click here and here.
October 6, 2025
Week Without Driving : How Transit Can Serve People in Rural Towns
Last year, our board member Abby Arnold took the Week Without Driving Challenge and brought along some friends. She's back this year for round 2. You can read last year's entries, and her other work for us, on her author page. Or go right to the first article in this year's series here.
October 3, 2025
Testing the MASCOTS Plan During the Week Without Driving
Abby Arnold returns with her second (annual?) series chronicling a Week Without Driving.
September 30, 2025
Good Times and Good Signs in Santa Rosa
Advocates take a walking tour of the new wayfinding between the Santa Rosa SMART train station and the bus Transit Mall.
August 14, 2025
Week Without Driving Bonus! Day 6: Nights and Weekends
At the end of the Week Without Driving in Sonoma County we held a community meeting to share our experiences and dream big about the future of alternatives to driving in our community.
October 9, 2024
Turn and Face the Strange Ch-ch-changes: Observations and Recommendations from a Week Without Driving
I used my age-appropriate tricycle and quickly discovered that a line on the side of the street is not adequate to let me feel safe riding on a moderately busy street.
October 7, 2024
Week Without Driving Day 4: Too Much Magic Bus
The Santa Rosa City Bus clearly prioritizes customer care, excellent service, and friendliness.
October 4, 2024
Week Without Driving Day 3: The SMART Train
Our plan was to take the train to Larkspur and catch the ferry to San Francisco, where we would have lunch and shop at the Ferry Building.
October 3, 2024
Week Without Driving Day 2: Where the Sidewalk Ends
A week after I bought my house in Santa Rosa I read in the local newspaper that the city was planning to install a flashing crosswalk on Montgomery Drive
October 2, 2024
