Climate-Friendly Areas Evaluation Report

5Encouraging less driving is great, as well as making it possible. However, people like choice, so if they want to, they will drive none the less, so not sure this is an integral solution. However, if the walks are attractive, well kept and safe, with just as attractive and safe bike paths along side, they may attract young and energetic positive people, and be meet the preference of many. The physically challenged will likely call an Uber(etc) to get to the market anyway. The plan would be especially effective in the Salem and Portland areas where getting to work requires much driving for most. Finding a solution to get the roving bands of drug addicts and mentally ill off the streets would be smart, prior to expecting people to be comfortable walking to destinations. I'm neutral here, as I do not see that the proposal offers conclusive solutions to the above issues. That is, it would be good to solve the climate problem, but maybe we need to keep the analysis going until a plan can be stated that makes sense.