Senior Lobby Updates

As we aim for less reliance on cars, learn from those who don’t drive

Transportation emissions are 44.9% of Washington state’s greenhouse gas emissions, more than half of which come from gas-powered cars. From a climate perspective, switching to electric vehicles is not enough. Washington has to reduce how much we drive every day if we are to reduce our climate emissions to survivable levels. So as we envision a society that is less reliant on driving, who better to learn from than people who already don’t drive? https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/as-we-aim-for-less-reliance-on-cars-learn-from-those-who-dont-drive/