Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
In a recent post I extolled public transit as a way to cut personal fuel use, emissions and expenses, for those few Americans who can use it. But I had to think hard about that view after reading two well reasoned rebuttals, from Paul in Madison, Wisconsin, and Vince in Austin, Texas.
If you can use your local bus service without too much inconvenience, you can vote for public transit with your feet and your dollars. You don’t have to wait for a referendum, and you can vote as often as you like.
Americans have actually been driving less per-capita for the past decade, bucking a century-long trend of ever-increasing dependence on automobiles.
