Obama's Task Force Goes Car Free (well, some, anyway)

I'm not certain  if they're familiar with the Car-Free Diet, but a couple of Obama's key appointees do not own cars as reported in this article in the Washington Post, which was also picked up by some blogs, including  DemConWatch and Kicking Tires.  Carol Browner, President Obama's Energy and Environment Czarina and Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy, were reported to not own cars at all.  That's two out of the six high level appointees this article reported on.  Also, one of the ten aides on the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry also reported not owning a car.  That's three out of sixteen.  Clearly these individuals are making a conscious choice not to own a car, since I presume they could afford one if they wanted.  The article did not go into the reasons why they choose not to own a car, but one might guess that they just find it more convenient and cost effective to not have one--same as Arlington's Car-Free Diet.

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Steve Offutt, Arlington