A city thought for favouring people who walk over people that use their cars when moving around is definitely one that takes into account sidewalks, coverage from the sun and other elements and street crossings. My city provides a lot of this, but there's still some room for improvement.
Magda B
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participant impact
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UP TO120minutesspent exercising
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UP TO16meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
Magda's actions
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Reduce Animal Products
Plant-Rich Diets
I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.
Transportation
Go for a Daily Walk
Walkable Cities
I will take a walk for 30 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.
Action Track: Building Resilience
Advocate for Wetland Protection
Coastal Wetland Protection
I will write 1 letter(s) or email(s) per day to a public official or representative to advocate for policies that protect wetlands.
Industry
Practice the 5 R's
Recycling
I will Practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.
Participant Feed
Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.
To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONTransportation Go for a Daily WalkWhat have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?
Magda B 6/08/2022 8:59 AMThe city I live in (Buenos Aires) is actually very walkable, but there are some problems with the sidewalks, where sometimes they are too slim and in some places, the tiles are broken and accumulate water from the rains. There are also some intersections that lack adequate zebra crossings, and some parts of the city don't have good tree coverage (for there are no trees on the sidewalks or they are too small to give shadow).
A city thought for favouring people who walk over people that use their cars when moving around is definitely one that takes into account sidewalks, coverage from the sun and other elements and street crossings. My city provides a lot of this, but there's still some room for improvement. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land Use Reduce Animal ProductsWhy do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our bodies, our planet, and other people?
Magda B 6/08/2022 8:42 AMI really think in the end if you don't have meatless/vegan easy options to cook and the whole system is guiding you to eat meat, animal-based or dairy products, it's difficult to stray from the line. I honestly think sometimes it's about status, sometimes about easiness and sometimes about not having enough knowledge. -
Magda B 6/08/2022 8:38 AMIt's really difficult to keep up with recycling when my country doesn't have legislation for packaging. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONIndustry Practice the 5 R'sWhat are some more "R's" you could add to your daily practice to reduce your waste?
Magda B 5/07/2022 3:42 PMI think I could reject more.
Also, I feel like even being moderately informated about recycling and bringing most of my reciclables to be recycled in my town, there are too many things that are not recyclable. This brings me down every time.