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Lobby your municipal government
Cities and towns are responsible for a growing percentage of the world's emissions so it is important to get your municipal government to understand how important it is for them to provide good transit, reduce the emissions they are responsible for and also to assist their residents to reduce their emissions by holding townhalls and providing rebates.
If you live in Toronto, tell your Councillor and Mayor
- to support the Transit City plan and not to reduce bus route coverage
We also need to make a wholesale change to the way that we build neighbourhoods, from building codes, public transportation, and increased densities. Read this TreeHugger article by Lloyd Alter http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/07/getting-off-oil-we-need-active-vibrant-exciting-cities.php
Not sure where to start?
There are a number of organizations that will assist you in learning how to lobby MPs