I grown up in a big city called Sao Paulo, in Brazil, watching my parents walking to the grocery store, pharmacy, street market and go on. When I first came to USA to do an exchange program in Clearwater (FL) I got so surprised because everything was far away and some streets and roads didn't have sidewalks. For sure it is a good excuse to don't walk but this is not a reality in everywhere. Acording the Clean Air Campaign website - http://www.cleanaircampaign.org/Take-Action/Improve-Your-Commute/Bicycle-Walkin - in the U.S. more than 25 percent of all auto trips are less than a mile. I bet there is at least one store close to your house. What about if you walk or bike to get there tomorrow? For sure, it will be good way to work out a little bit, be gentle to the environment and save gas. = ) By the way, I walk sometimes to Sweetbay close to my house and on Christmas I will get a bike to ride around.
Brian's cousin Kim lives in New York and everyone walks everywhere there. Not so much where I live in California..everyone depends on their cars because every place is so far away! Sometimes Charlie and I walk to the post office instead of driving there...it's about a mile each way. We should make a habit of doing it more often!
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