Last week, thousands of bus-hopping citizens in Austin watched as their drivers went on strike, fighting for better health benefits.
While we understand the rules of unions and why strikes work for union members, we weren't quite sure where we, a daily commuter, fit in to the picture. With parking so pricey and work so far away, what's the immediate strike-resistant solution to get from home to work?
Well, we personally managed to skip town for all of the strike (and enjoyed using Chicago's wonderful L system), but friends of ours who dealt with the strike responded in three ultra-green and very positive ways:
• carpooling
• bike-riding
• working from home
Each ways saves money, a plus in this economic crunch, and keeps pollution at a minimum. Some cities even have car share programs. Have you ever had to deal with a public transit strike? How did you get from A to B while simultaneously making a dent in your Earth-saving tactics?
Photo by Daniel Wildman via sxc.hu
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You can start getting on the "slug line" bandwagon that is going on in DC. www.slug-lines.com . Its kind of like picking up random people in order to use the hov lanes.
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San Francisco has never had a transit strike - but if they did I could easily walk to work.
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