Bring It Closer To Home

I was contemplating the designs of our human habitats, such cities and suburbs. To me everything seems so far away, necessitating vehicular transportation. People use to be able to walk to school, libraries, shopping, work, entertainment. These days destinations are separated by a sea of asphalt. Even once you drive to your destination you have to walk far greater distances than people did in the past before the need of cars.

Children and the elderly should be able walk to wherever they need to go. If it requires an automobile to get there it has been placed too far away. Work, and satisfying basic needs should be within walking distance of your home. I had a job that was 17 miles away, which had me driving there and back. That took me too far away from my home and community. I used fossil fuel and time. I was also stressful.

There needs to be work within ones community and neighborhood. Food, work and other basic needs should within walking distance of your home. My father tells me that he never had a need of an automobile until he got married and moved to the suburbs. if his destination was too far to walk he took public transportation. Most of what he needed was within walking distance of his home.