I intend to walk and take the bus all over when we end up in the suburbs later this year. We'll still have a car, and we'll use it when we need to (i.e. grocery shopping for a 5-person household) but I'm not going to let half a century of car-centric municipal planning decide how I approach my neighbourhood.
As far as I can tell, on the street we're moving to there's no solar in play: but the moment we need to do any repair to the roof it's getting fitted with some cells—and I'm sure it'll lead to some conversations with neighbours, which I'd be very happy to have. Same with anybody who spots me or my kids waiting for a bus or walking down the street with a pizza from the nearby plaza. Let our weak impulse to conformity be permission for those around us to consider a slightly broader set of options.
"We are what we do."
Absolutely.
I intend to walk and take the bus all over when we end up in the suburbs later this year. We'll still have a car, and we'll use it when we need to (i.e. grocery shopping for a 5-person household) but I'm not going to let half a century of car-centric municipal planning decide how I approach my neighbourhood.
As far as I can tell, on the street we're moving to there's no solar in play: but the moment we need to do any repair to the roof it's getting fitted with some cells—and I'm sure it'll lead to some conversations with neighbours, which I'd be very happy to have. Same with anybody who spots me or my kids waiting for a bus or walking down the street with a pizza from the nearby plaza. Let our weak impulse to conformity be permission for those around us to consider a slightly broader set of options.