The City and the citizens of Baltimore need to plan for later this summer when gas hits $5 a gallon.  A few weekends ago when running in Baltimore I noticed three city-owned vehicles idling when they should have been turned off.  Baltimore needs to drastically cut down on allowing employees to drive city-owned vehicles and workers seen leaving cars to idle in the middle of the street need to be fired immediately.  Millions of tax dollars could be saved if government workers carpooled or were even mildly efficient with vehicle usage.   Those who work for Baltimore City need to start walking more instead of using city owned vehicles to get from point A to point B. 

We as citizens can contribute to the well being of Baltimore by walking also.  This last month I have been walking or jogging to numerous destinations that I would have driven to before. Some of these journeys are over 3 miles round-trip.  This has saved me money that I can spend at local establishments and at the same time this has put another person on Baltimore's lonely streets. The more people on Baltimore's streets the safer the streets are and the more welcoming Baltimore becomes. The more people walking the less unhealthy a city we will be on many different levels.