Transitioning to Green

LancasterOnline.com ran an article today about all the great green things going on in the City. Of most interest to me was a group called Transition Lancaster, which is a group working to facilitate the transition to a greener, more sustainable economy; one with a low carbon footprint and without cheap foreign oil. I'm interested in their goals and their vision of the future. I agree that we need to transition away from large vehicles carrying single occupants and reduce our emissions. But they jump right to buses and bicycles and ignore what I consider to be a transitional step: motorbikes and scooters!

Let's face it... not everyone can bike to work. Maybe it's too far, or you're just not fit enough. But the bus doesn't go there. Or it does, but not often enough or on your schedule. What's the alternative? A scooter. A much more efficient use of our limited fossil fuel than an SUV or even a car. If we're talking about transitioning, the first step is to get people out of their cages, oops, I mean cars. And a scooter can be that first, fun step.