Sustainable Transportation

My family and I own three cars. Three cars. Four people. If you think about it, it doesn’t sound like a problem. To think, we have so many opportunities to travel to the places we need to. Unfortunately, three cars are a bigger problem than they sound. 

My brother, mom, and dad each travel to work every day. While I’m the extra, I’m forced to either ride with a friend or ask someone else to go out of their way to take me. And this introduces us to a major problem that most middle-class families face.

My parents' work is all less than ten minutes from one another. And the places I have to go shouldn’t be dependent on an external force dropping me. Instead, there could be better measures taken. Perhaps my mom, brother, and dad could all save petroleum and emit less fossil fuels. That way, the environment is saved, and I also don’t have to drive with people I barely know. 

My family isn’t the only one guilty of this. In fact, people all over the world also engage in this behavior. 

Taking multiple trips, multiple cars, and multiple more. It ruins the beautiful world we live in. 

Instead, by taking more public transportation, billing more, walking, and carpooling, we can save the environment. It’s so easy and it’s so simple. And this has so many more positive impacts than just preventing fossil fuels from entering the atmosphere. 

Although it prevents fossil fuels, it also helps the photosynthesis/respiration cycle. 

And why does that matter? Well, it matters because that’s what makes us breathe. Without it, how would we breathe? Without it, how can we do any of the stuff that we’re doing? 

So if you want to be able to breathe easier and worry-free for the future, then I recommend taking the above steps. It’s so simple. 

This first step that we as a community take will contribute to the future of sustainable transportation. 

Meaning more public transportation, walking, and biking. Also meaning a greener environment. 

It’s like I always say, we are the reason, but we are also the change. So be the change in today’s world. 

Works Cited: 

Menga, Marina. “Untapped Potential: Transportation’s Sustainable Future.” Foresight, 18 Mar. 2024, www.climateforesight.eu/articles/untapped-potential-transforming-transportation-for-a-sustainable-future/. 

“11 Reasons Why Trains, Buses, Bikes, and Walking Move Us toward a Brighter Future.” RSS, www.pps.org/article/11-reasons-why-trains-buses-bikes-and-walking-move-us-toward-a-brighter-future. Accessed 7 June 2025.