Answer for question 4490.
[Error: unknown template qotd]I'm moderately decent about it, helped by a fairly straightforward recycling/organics disposal program in Toronto. Also, I don't drive and I'm a vegetarian, which massively reduces my footprint. I recognize both are a privilege of living where I do.
The one simple thing I would ask of everyone is to educate themselves about transit infrastructure. My city is so uptight about the slightest increase in taxes but transit is key to making liveable, accessible cities. Sure, it's fine to blow $2.5 billion on the Pan Am Games, but transit improvements have been in political limbo for years. Even if you don't take transit yourself, getting more people off the roads helps everyone.
The one simple thing I would ask of everyone is to educate themselves about transit infrastructure. My city is so uptight about the slightest increase in taxes but transit is key to making liveable, accessible cities. Sure, it's fine to blow $2.5 billion on the Pan Am Games, but transit improvements have been in political limbo for years. Even if you don't take transit yourself, getting more people off the roads helps everyone.