Thursday, August 13, 2009

Day #3 Recap

Victories
  • None to speak of really

Slips

  • Broke down and got a bag of Ghardetto's from the vending machine at work. Need to have more snacks at work.

Costs

  • Bag of Ghardettos: $0.85

Insights

It was kind of a blah day. I really didn't institute any changes. I've been thinking about changing my commuting habits. If I take Tri-Met to work it's actually more expensive than driving, and takes longer, but friendlier toward the environment. I think the universe is telling me to bike commute -- my neighbor and coworker told me her bike commute only takes 25 minutes door-to-door. That's only 10 minutes longer than driving. AND (here's the exciting part), the city is making a new bike boulevard that goes past my house and almost all the way to work. They're making a raised bike lane, reversing stop signs so cross traffic has to stop, and putting in speed bumps to slow cars down. Here's the link: http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?c=50518. I haven't been on a bike in 15 years... time to test the saying, do you really never forget how to ride a bike?

1 comment:

  1. Ooo, bike blvd sounds awesome! Bike commute is definitely greener than an SUV(!). Maybe if I were a better biker, mine would take less than 45 min LOL (hey, it's uphill!). ;)

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