It's Just Transportation

If you ever had the misfortunate of getting COVID-19, you may understand what it's like to be confined to a house or apartment - or even a single room - for several days at a time. The negative impacts that the pandemic had on public health are well-documented and understood. But losing the freedom of movement was a sobering moment for those of us that are usually lucky enough to travel anywhere we want at any given time. This showed me that most of us take transportation for granted every day. And in doing so, a side effect is that we don't take time to fully understand all the transportation options that we even have, defaulting to driving a car for all trips because in general, that is what we do as Americans. But for many reasons, this default choice has put us in a tough position financially, environmentally, and socially. We have to be able to achieve a better system.

The purpose of this blog is not to bash on car owners (I own a car). The purpose of this blog is not even to say that we/they/someone should stop making, selling, or buying cars. The purpose of this blog is to share stories of how we got to where we are in the world of transportation and mobility today and to consider what a future could look like that is better not only for the planet, but easier/cleaner/cheaper for everyone involved...which is everyone. I hope you believe that is possible, too. Possible future(s) include cars, trains, bikes, AVs, drones, and dozens of other modes that we may use to get from point A to point B, all of which I hope to touch on at some point as they each have different social and technology benefits and limitations.

The way we move around the world is critical to so many aspects of life. And I hope to start conversations about how to do better through this blog.