Inspiration
Aug. 16th, 2007 05:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rebeccmeisterIn the midst of feeling stuck--in my house, in my research--I've been encountering a few nice sources of inspiration. One source is The Velorution, the blog of a man who has committed to biking to work every single day in August--in Phoenix. I think he initially anticipated having a lot of problems with the commute, but so far he's had a lot of positive experiences to share. It's uplifting to read about this positive change in his life.
He has also referred his readers to another blog, that of No Impact Man, a man living in New York City whose objective is to live a no-impact life over one year. He wrote a recent post about taking a vacation in the city because, of course, the impact of traveling by fossil-fuel vehicles is great and difficult to offset so as to live with no net impact. I like his idealism about the things that cities should provide to their residents--spaces that make it unnecessary to flee to the wilderness for vacation. I can relate to the need to take an inner-city vacation--as someone without a car, that's my main option for the weekends. We're actually quite lucky to have large parks embedded in the Greater Phoenix Suburbopolitan Area, as well as other nice spots to visit. They aren't exactly easy to get to (without a car and especially without a bike in the summer heat), but at least they're a start.
He has also referred his readers to another blog, that of No Impact Man, a man living in New York City whose objective is to live a no-impact life over one year. He wrote a recent post about taking a vacation in the city because, of course, the impact of traveling by fossil-fuel vehicles is great and difficult to offset so as to live with no net impact. I like his idealism about the things that cities should provide to their residents--spaces that make it unnecessary to flee to the wilderness for vacation. I can relate to the need to take an inner-city vacation--as someone without a car, that's my main option for the weekends. We're actually quite lucky to have large parks embedded in the Greater Phoenix Suburbopolitan Area, as well as other nice spots to visit. They aren't exactly easy to get to (without a car and especially without a bike in the summer heat), but at least they're a start.
