Peak Moment TV for April 2 and 3 on WCKN is “Undriving: Changing the Way We Think.”

Peak Moment host Janaia Donaldson explores the concept of becoming an “undriver” with Seattle’s Julia Field, at 7 p.m. both nights on cable channel 30.

You might want to be the first in your group to get your Undriver License by pledging to reduce automobile use.

Field’s creative project is changing how people think about getting around. She says, “Undriving means getting around without a car, so that could be busing, biking, walking, skateboarding, any combination of things and anything else that could get you there without a car. Telecommuting. One thing we talk about too, is ‘Skipping the Trip,’ which is a totally valid way of undriving as well.”

There is the idea that young people are just not that into cars anymore. Less than half of potential drivers age 19 or younger had a driver’s license in 2008, down from nearly two-thirds in 1998, according to Peak Moment TV. But since 32% of “millenials” (18-30 year olds) live in urban areas where the alternatives to the personal auto are greater, these young people can – and do – make other transportation choices.

Undrivers of all ages are jumping on the bandwagon, changing assumptions, and telling their empowered stories. Over 5,000 people have been Unlicensed and are rediscovering a whole new sense of community when they disconnect from the automobile. You can get your own Undriver License, or gift a friend, at http://undriving.org/.

Look for all new Peak Moment TV shows in April and special programming for Earth Week. Earth Day is celebrated on Sunday, April 22 this year. On April 9 and 10, watch Awakening the Village Heart and Mind; April 16 and 17 features Planting the Seeds for a New Society; view Sail Power Reborn: Transporting Local Goods by Boat on April 23 and 24, and greet the start of the gardening season with How Many Community Gardens? on April 30 and May 1.

In the weeks and months to come, WCKN will continue to air PEAK Moment TV. The topics covered will include local food production, renewable energy, transportation alternatives, sustainable building, preparedness and psychological, business, and governmental responses. All the programs are available at www.wordpress.peakmoment.tv/conversations/ in both video and audio format, and many shows also are available with transcripts.

In addition, more than 80 Peak Moment TV shows are now available on DVD which can be borrowed from the Potsdam Public Library from the collection of shows purchased for broadcast locally.