Take to the Streets

As hard as it might be to believe, there is a lot of literature about walking. The local library is a wonderful source of this reading and Amanda found this one book in particular where I found an interesting quote; "Walking is such an inversion of the travelling norm these days that to go any distance at all on foot comprises something of a political statement-or at the very least a spit in the eye to the dehumanizing effects of media and technology, and to the shrinkage and "virtualization" of the planet. Whereas jets and the Internet collapse the planet, walking expands and returns the to walker a sense of its proportions and the intimacy of its appeal to the senses." (Walk to New York, Charles Wilkins)
I'm not saying that our choice is a political one; it was brought on by necessity but I think now we wouldn't go back. Given a little while to adjust, perhaps more people would be willing to park the car and take to the streets again.