My personal experience regarding transportation in my area has varied from the time I was a child to now as an adult. I lived in many difficult neighborhoods growing up in the Los Angeles county. I was born in a small condo in West Covina where the metro would pass by every day. That emitted much pollution in the area whenever it would pass and smog would always come from the metro and linger for days. Sometimes when I would go out and play as a child in the condo complex, I would remember the smell of the smog that metro would emit. I felt the air quality was very poor living in that community.
In 2000, my family moved to Diamond Bar where a majority of our transportation pollution came from the cars that passed by on the main street. The pollution was not excessive but it did affect the air quality of those around me. Then we moved to West Covina in 2004 to a house on hills which was protected from a lot of pollution from the city since our house was isolated high in the hills. It was a great home to grow up in for the rest of my life. Then just a year ago, we moved out to Rancho Cucamonga in a one story home that is isolated from the main street where the car pollution would be. Overall, my experience with transportation and pollution has not been much. I have started to ride a bike whenever I can do conserve energy. I live in an industrial city so it is difficult to escape the pollution from the metro and transportation. I ride a bike now and then to help the environment whenever I can.
Hi Snay,
ReplyDeleteI appreciate how aware you are about the differences with pollution as you have moved throughout your life. Being from a small farming town in the East Bay Area to SF, I noticed my physical health decline over the course of 1-2 years. Smog affects me tremendously and is one of the major triggers for my migraines. I only learned this after a horrible migraine episode in 2010 when I was hospitalized for a couple of days because of my migraines. After journaling, I learned that smog played a major role in triggering my migraines. It's interesting to think that something that we can't necessarily see the severity of, can affect us so greatly, and my body definitely felt it when moving from a small town to a big city.
Hi Snay,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing a your post and comparing the pollution you've experienced through different regions of your residence. Like you I also heavily rely on my car for travel, I wish other means of travel was more feasible and possible in the suburbs.