We know it's akin to heresy to suggest that maybe metro Detroit should drive a little less but... we should drive a little less. Strike that; a lot less. And going on a auto usage diet doesn't have to be as hard as some think. Check out this City Lab story on reducing or dependence on cars one trp at a time.
Excerpt:
"Carol Cooper rattles off the success stories without pause. The neighbors who lived three houses apart and worked together but had never carpooled. The car commuter who decided to bike into work once a week and now rides every day. The diabetic who started walking to the grocery store instead of driving, finally getting the exercise her doctor had been on her case about."
Read the rest
here.
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