Some cities are not only walkable and cycleable, they’re skateable! Matt has noted that almost three quarters of our oil goes for transportation , and concludes that we have to create “more communities where the average person’s daily needs are met on foot, on non-motorized vehicle and via public transportation.” But is there proof that this actually works? Does it mean that we have to turn all of our cities into Manhattan or Copenhagen? No, we don’t. We don’t have to create new communities and put everybody in a passivh… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Getting Off Oil: Forget Hybrids And Solar Panels, We Need Active, Exciting and Vibrant Cities
