I’ve decided to leave Richmond for Washington as soon as I can find work. I’ve spent some time there recently, and the possibilities are good for community gardening and other work toward sustainable cities. And since I’m really serious about public transportation, it’s a big improvement over Richmond, where the bus system serves mostly the poor, rather poorly. Part of the problem is the way the city and counties are divided and administered, combined with the way the area has grown in the last ten years, with the city proper emptying out and more and more Big Box stores joining the western and southern suburbs. It’s just not my kind of town anymore.
So on to DC, where I can also feed my appetite for art, books, and politics.