Cleaning Up Your Commute

Rapier at Twinbrook Red Line Platform

We are always trying to strike a balance, we have to commute and yet we would like to reduce our carbon foot print. Recently while in Washington DC my family took the metro every where, the red line was conveniently located right outside the hotel. We went down to the mall, to the national zoo, and even back to see the grandparents, all on the metro. A good public transportation is an excellent answer to the problem. You don’t have to sit still in traffic or have to find parking, and you reduce your carbon foot print. Some may feel that the subway is not as convenient, your schedule is some what dependent on the train and it can be crowded during rush hour. They have a point, but there is a train at most every 10 minutes, the highway is equally crowed during rush hour and the benefits definitely trump this.
When you take the metro or bus you lower the carbon out put by one car, that may not seem like much, but in a large city like Washington DC and NYC each of those individuals start to add up, and not in a bad way. Taking the metro could cut down on you travel time, clears the street and of course the best part is it reduces emissions helping our environment through a greener life style. 


Stay eco-friendly guys
-Rapier