Today is Car Free Day. But Car free day really only makes sense when we have lots of other options to get us places.
Some other transportation initiatives.
There are even companies that make it possible to create your own car sharing company.
Here is an interesting organization that explores local technologies. For as technology is, democracy is.
Other news: Selig notes that most people vote based on character and "approachability" rather than issues or record. For this reason, people can vote for a mediocre student who had all the privileges, a questionable business record, and a disinterest in hard policy decisions [I mean, objectively, is this presidential timbre?] They like Bush because they can have a beer with him.
Although I shouldn't complain. About a week ago, one of the firemen in my congregation said, "you know, Father, I like you cuz I can have a beer with you."
Part of my outreach to men, I guess.
Car sharing totally rules. My SO is a member of our local carshare program and it's really terribly convenient - there's a car one block from our apartment, and it's even a hybrid! Let me tell you, I feel like the king of the world riding around in one of those wacky techno-cars. :)
Posted by: Erin | Sep 22, 2004 at 06:59 AM