Answer for question 4490.

[sabotabby]

[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.

Comments

[stormdog.livejournal.com]

Yes! More transit makes better cities! Especially well-implemented transit that doesn't leave accessibility deserts!

After my first week-plus now without a car, I'm really happy I decided to go that way. But certainly it's not doable everywhere. But the reason for that isn't any kind of natural law; it's just poor development policy.

[sabotabby]

Yeah. I think what I'm getting at is that the problems are structural. I as an individual can recycle all I want, but it's collective action that's actually effective.