Drive Less

After listening to Jim Merkel and reading his book Radical Simplicity, we are trying to work toward his challenge of Global Living. One of the ways in which we are doing this is driving less. We have purchased a bike trailer (100 lbs capacity) for large or heavy items that used to prompt us to take the car--should reduce a lot of driving. We are also going to be eating at home most of the time. Trips to the local co-op (groceries) are always walked or biked. For entertainment, we can walk to our community movie house. The bus to downtown--on which we can take our bikes--is only a half mile away.

Current State

To reduce the remaining "drive-to" places, here is our list of frequently visited places to which we often drive.

• Family & Friends
• ColumbusPermacultureGuild meet-ups
• Pottery class
• Vacations
• Work
• Bulk pick-ups (e.g. lumber, Sanford and Son run, bulky items)

The Plan

We thought there would many items in this list, some compelling reason to drive. Based on this list--we will keep thinking of others. We are going to sell one car (leaving one), and continue to reduce the number of miles we drive. During the next few months we will watch and record our driving habits here. Now perhaps we don't even need one!