...But I think I got 2 months in before I abandoned the plan. Anyway, at the half year point, here's my "Low Car" stats thru 6/30:

Bike: 4811 Km / 2989 US Mi

Car: 1010 Km / 628 US Mi

But... I've also taken 3 road trips in other cars with other people this year: a 2253 Km / 1400 Mi trip to see the eclipse & family this spring, and a couple trips to KC with the Wife to visit as family as well, totaling about 482 Km / 300 Mi. So, my real final total for car use is 3745 Km / 2328 Mi. That's roughly 56:44 ratio, or about 28% more biking than total car use.

After my 3 year old received his 3rd(!) plastic parking garage set, I felt like something was very wrong with children toys and books.

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If you're like me and you get frustrated walking the streets and noticing all the car-centric design everywhere you go, then you probably see that with your kids' toys, books and TV shows as well. So many of these are car-centric or inherently suburban (ahem ahem - cocomelon).

And I get it, toy cars are fun, they really are. I am not against some toy cars and related books and TV shows, but there is a clear imbalance that is apparent when you step into any toy-store. It's as if no other option exists to get around apart from the car.

I've taken on a project to fix this and I'd like to share it with you all. I believe toys should share the vibrancy of good urban-spaces and that the unexpectedness of a city is good for developing imagination.

I've launched a curated collection of Urban-Positive toys, books and games. Check it out here: https://citysmarttoys.com/

I would also like to hear your recommendations for other products that should be included in this collection. Please comment with suggestions. Thanks🙏

A pretty good March, basically 2 days that it rained and I ended up being like "pluck it" and driving all over the place running errands, getting the car out on the highway, etc.

81 Km / 50.4 Mi on the car, 843 Km / 524 Mi on the bike, a solid 10:1 ratio for the month.

Annual thru 3/31: 309 Km / 192 Mi on car, 2418.4 Km / 1503 Mi on bike.