[Oval_Overload]

Last fall, I totaled my car, so I began to seriously rethink my transportation situation. I decided it would be best to stop commuting 35 miles to school and 45 miles to work (one way!).

Meanwhile, my friend Kal was living in a rotten North Minneapolis neighborhood. One morning, Kal was awoken by a MPD officer asking if he knew the whereabouts of his car. It had been found in a chop-shop raid.

Put two bad situations together and what do you get? A solution!

The two of us moved into a cute little house west of the lakes district. Kal bought a late 70's BMW 2002 and I a bus pass. The move sliced Kal's commute in half, and cut mine down to 5 miles to school and 2.5 to work!

For the time being, I ride a hybrid-electric bus to school and bike to work. Tomorrow I might cycle to school for the first time. I live on a bike trail, so I only have to cross like three roads to get to school. On days I don't feel like peddling, I ride an electric motorbike. If I have chores to do, I can often borrow an electric car from work.

Between bike, scooter, electric car, and bus, I have hardly driven my old Ford at all. This week, I have not burned a drop of gasoline!