Not two months after moving to Reno, my bike wheels were stolen. To top that off, my car payments got higher and my wallet tighter.

This is the nightmare of trying to be eco-friendly in the city. There are dozens of tips on biking – like making it unstealable by uglying it up (my neighbor carpeted her’s), or getting mile long chains. Bussing is an option depending on how well your city designed its public transportation system.

When I lived in the south of France, the bus system was manageable and convenient. You might have a death wish if you went biking. And if you lived in the downtown, life was easy as pie.

Twenty years in Las Vegas had me honking the horn like it was an extension of myself – a second vocal chord. It screamed obscenities and blamed everyone else’s  lousy driving, especially if you were from California. Public transit was the distant second option. And walking or biking – again, possible death wish (heat+no bike lanes+miles between you and the store).

In Reno, the Sierra Spirit Bus comes on a whim. It’s free – which is great – but in the middle of below freezing winters, waiting at the stop for up to 20 minutes makes me want to start guzzling gas. The university is about 3 miles away, up hill walking through the last dregs of last night’s booze-a-thon.

What am I – what are WE – supposed to do?

I’m hoping that this blog will help find solutions to our urban dwelling quandries. This isn’t a problem for U.S., it’s all over the world.

I want to build a network of urban streets so that we can connect to one another, build off of each other’s ideas, and find our way outta this thing!

Welcome to EcoStreets.net.

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