Active Transportation Initiative

Active commuting (0.00 / 0)

Hopefully CRCOG will be able to make headway (not just hold meetings).  I am amazed at how friends think my biking (and sometimes walking - it's only 2 miles) to work is so amazing.  Some of these same folks pay $$ for a healthclub or bemoan their lack of exercise.  With gas prices so high maybe more folks will consider walking or biking - at least for errands if not to work (depending on distance). 

There's certainly plenty of opportunity (meaning not much current activity), judging by the look on my hair dresser's and doctor's faces in the last month when I (respectively) walked and biked to my appointments.

At least here in CT we have many strong village centers that make active commuting relatively easy, vs. longer distances in more sprawly regions - that is, most people in CT have at least some trips that are short enough to consider walking or biking.

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by: densityisgood @ Mon Nov 19, 2007 at 10:33:19 AM CST