Fuel prices are fickle and can seriously negatively affect people’s lives when they spike, so let’s seriously get more serious about density and pedestrian-friendly cities, which will make us less dependent on gas to survive.
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References: “Impact of Rising Gas Prices on Below-Poverty Commuters”: https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/32031/411760-Impact-of-Rising-Gas-Prices-on-Below-Poverty-Commuters.PDF “What Consumers Think About Gas Prices”: https://www.convenience.org/Topics/Fuels/Documents/What-Consumers-Think-About-Gas-Prices.pdf 2011 Ottawa-Gatineau Origin-Destination Study: http://www.ncr-trans-rcn.ca/surveys/o-d-survey/o-d-survey-2011/ “Pinder: Walking versus 'windshield' bias — a tale of two Bank Streets”: https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/pinder-walking-versus-windshield-bias-a-tale-of-two-bank-streets Canadian Survey of Household Spending: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=1110022401
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