Climate scientists have made it abundantly clear that in order to avoid the worst effects of climate change, Earth’s inhabitants must rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Cities, and by extension citizens, need to step up and make the changes necessary to secure a future for generations to come.
Transportation choices are important contributors to our individual and collective carbon emissions. In fact, the largest source of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions is the transportation sector. To find out how your personal transportation choices measure up, Google “sightline carbon emissions by transportation mode.” There you will learn that a single-occupancy non-electric vehicle emits 5-7 times more CO2 than riding a bus that is three-quarters full.
Walk or cycle, and your transportation emissions are nearly zero.
Vehicle fuels make up 75 percent of the total use of fossil fuels in Eugene. We need to reduce our reliance on single-occupancy non-electric vehicles. Lane Transit District (LTD) is interested in improving bus service in our community. Through Friday, Feb. 22, you can help LTD know what the community wants by filling out their online survey.
Help LTD make it easier for more people to reduce the single-occupancy non-electric vehicle miles they drive; go to LTD.org.
Betzi Hitz
Eugene
A Note From the Publisher
Dear Readers,
The last two years have been some of the hardest in Eugene Weekly’s 43 years. There were moments when keeping the paper alive felt uncertain. And yet, here we are — still publishing, still investigating, still showing up every week.
That’s because of you!
Not just because of financial support (though that matters enormously), but because of the emails, notes, conversations, encouragement and ideas you shared along the way. You reminded us why this paper exists and who it’s for.
Listening to readers has always been at the heart of Eugene Weekly. This year, that meant launching our popular weekly Activist Alert column, after many of you told us there was no single, reliable place to find information about rallies, meetings and ways to get involved. You asked. We responded.
We’ve also continued to deepen the coverage that sets Eugene Weekly apart, including our in-depth reporting on local real estate development through Bricks & Mortar — digging into what’s being built, who’s behind it and how those decisions shape our community.
And, of course, we’ve continued to bring you the stories and features many of you depend on: investigations and local government reporting, arts and culture coverage, sudoku and crossword puzzles, Savage Love, and our extensive community events calendar. We feature award-winning stories by University of Oregon student reporters getting real world journalism experience. All free. In print and online.
None of this happens by accident. It happens because readers step up and say: this matters.
As we head into a new year, please consider supporting Eugene Weekly if you’re able. Every dollar helps keep us digging, questioning, celebrating — and yes, occasionally annoying exactly the right people. We consider that a public service.
Thank you for standing with us!
Publisher
Eugene Weekly
P.S. If you’d like to talk about supporting EW, I’d love to hear from you!
jody@eugeneweekly.com
(541) 484-0519
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