Traffic fatalities, biodiversity

Everything is connected. We may not see the connection or even believe that there is one, but connections exist. The Beloit League of Women Voters had a booth at the Saturday morning Farmer’s Market on July 15. We gave away over 100 native plants and organic cotton mesh produce bags, as well as provided information about Vision Zero.

The plants were intended to build awareness of and support biodiversity, which protects against climate change, ensures food security, fights disease, supports communities, and yields economic benefits. It’s all connected. The cotton mesh produce bags were to build awareness of the consequences of the use of plastics. Around the world, one million plastic drinking bottles are purchased every minute, and 5 trillion single-use plastic bags are thrown away each year. While plastic has many valuable uses, we have become addicted to single-use plastic products with severe environmental, social, economic, and health consequences. It’s all connected. Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all. Safer streets encourage more people to walk and bike, activities that promote better health and don’t burn fossil fuel thus reducing pollution. It’s all connected.

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