I would never have thought Fair Oaks would be low-emission, with all the office parks and the Mall! But now that I think about it, those of us who live here do mostly live in apartments and rowhouses, and often bike to the grocery store or mall. If we do drive, which I do think most of us do, everything we need or want is rarely more than a couple of miles away. I wonder if most of the people who live here also work here, which could further lower vehicle emissions so much below the surrounding areas? I would be surprised to learn that's the case given this is still the DC suburbs, but there are certainly enough local jobs to support it.
Bartisgod t1_j09fpp6 wrote
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I would never have thought Fair Oaks would be low-emission, with all the office parks and the Mall! But now that I think about it, those of us who live here do mostly live in apartments and rowhouses, and often bike to the grocery store or mall. If we do drive, which I do think most of us do, everything we need or want is rarely more than a couple of miles away. I wonder if most of the people who live here also work here, which could further lower vehicle emissions so much below the surrounding areas? I would be surprised to learn that's the case given this is still the DC suburbs, but there are certainly enough local jobs to support it.