Clare-Dragonfly

Walk Score is urging Congress to improve the new Transportation Bill, moving funds away from building more highways and toward improving accessibility for walkers and bicycles as well as public transport. To that end, there's a petition here. I know there are a few people on my friends list who don't or who rarely drive, and I hope you and everyone else will sign the petition. Whether you want safer roads, energy independence for the US, cheaper gas, or just, you know, to save the earth, this is really important. I just got back from driving my sister to the train station, and couldn't help noticing with disappointment that the main road I drove on, as well as most of the cross-streets, had no bike lanes. I'm trying to get better at riding my bike, and hope eventually to be able to bike regularly to the library, which is just down the street from the train station... but since there is only one street that goes the whole way from my house to that intersection, it's not going to be easy with non bike lane.

While you're at the site, check out your city's and neighborhood's Walk Scores (if you're in the US). I was very pleased to see that I live in the 5th most walkable city in the US, but disappointed, if not surprised, to see that within the city, my neighborhood ranks 50th (out of 56)...