BIKE: Benefits of Suburban Sprawl

[SReedTexas]

As the population grew, people moved to where they could afford 
to live.
Likewise some of the larger employers in the area are in Round Rock, where I 
work and live in Georgetown - 10 miles away. I rarely come into Austin, unless 
it's for a great movie or music every now and then. For entertainment, 
fitness and as much as possible for transportation I ride my bike. I live in a 
small, old house on Main Street that we have remodeled and are putting in vegetable 
gardens in the back yard. We are very frugal and are good savers.

I think the point is to try to do what you can. Live in a small house with 
wide overhangs, plants trees and use less in utilities. Eat vegetables instead 
of meat always, or even sometimes. Keep clothes longer. Don't cram your house 
with tons of useless stuff. Recycle. Don't buy new cars all the time. Have 
tolerance for others that don't live their lives exactly as you do. Otherwise, you 
come off as kooky as the radical and religious right who think everyone 
should think or act as they do. Good people come in all types of packages. Our 
thoughtful lives can have an impact on others - even if it's one or two people at 
a time. If everyone did just a few things to cut back it would make a huge 
difference. Suburban life is here and probably isn't going away anytime soon. We 
need to make the best of it. I'm all for taxing by the miles driven if there 
were some way to do it so people didn't cheat. I'll gladly pay for my miles to 
work as it's a job I like with a salary where I can save money for the future. 

Tread as lightly and simply as you can while still enjoying the benefits of 
life.

Sharon - Downtown Georgetown
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