Local motion
A lot of people are talking about rising gas prices, with differing opinions on how to get them under control. It seems to me we should be working to lower the demand for gas in the first place. This means developing programs to promote walking, biking and taking public and alternative forms of transportation.
Rather than suspending the gas tax (a hot-button issue, which some argue would reduce revenues for road repair, cut jobs and improvement projects while still passing the cost to consumers), how about diverting that money into making our neighborhoods more pedestrian & cyclist friendly, our cities less car-centric and our country less dependent on petroleum?
A lot of people are talking about rising gas prices, with differing opinions on how to get them under control. It seems to me we should be working to lower the demand for gas in the first place. This means developing programs to promote walking, biking and taking public and alternative forms of transportation.
Rather than suspending the gas tax (a hot-button issue, which some argue would reduce revenues for road repair, cut jobs and improvement projects while still passing the cost to consumers), how about diverting that money into making our neighborhoods more pedestrian & cyclist friendly, our cities less car-centric and our country less dependent on petroleum?