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Not car-free...but how about car-lite?

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published March 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM EDT
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(foreground) Steve Roll, (background) Sara Jenks and Chaz Goodman on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Monday, March 17, 2025
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Instead of urging people to give up their cars, Reconnect Rochester has a different idea: how about going "car-lite?"

A new online series presents the experiences of Rochesterians who used to exclusively depend on cars for transportation; for various reasons, they have made significant changes.

Bicycling, taking the bus, walking, and more: we discuss how feasible going "car-lite" is for most people.

In studio:

Connections
Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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Julie Williams
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson" and is also the office administrator for radio, news and technology and operations. She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.
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