i'm not alone

When starting the simple challenge I didn't expect to be the only person who was changing my living habits. "Green" and "conserve" and "simplify" are everywhere these days. It's trendy. It's socially aware. I had a hunch many people would be looking for new ways to commute, eat and live. As part of the simple challenge I'll be looking for examples of people who are onto the same I idea I am, and I'll post about them here. The best way to learn is from the examples of another.

New ways of getting from A to B: from the Montrose Daily press in Montrose, Colorado
There's been an uptick in sales of all things bike-related in Montrose. People are regularly commuting on their bikes and outfitting themselves with messenger bags, bike racks, saddle bags and more. The decision is paying off: in gas savings alone Montrose resident Luke Young is pocketing an estimated $300 each month through the use of his two-wheel transportation. His downtown commute is just a couple miles that, by bike, cuts his commute time. “You can actually — at least downtown— get to where you need to go way faster on bike than car.”

My commute is much farther than Luke's, and I go by bus and bike, but I've still seen savings on gas during the past two weeks of the challenge.