And so the traffic has returned. And now it feels like it never went away. Emissions are already back to pre-Corona levels and car usage has actually increased because people are afraid to use public transport. And now the sounds of car honking is once again the soundtrack of the city. And once again our air is being polluted to damaging and toxic levels.
And yet somewhere in the haze of recent memory I remember walking along streets with no cars and no fumes and no noise. And the air was clean and breathable and the skies blue and you could hear birds singing all around you. It sounds like a disney movie but it was reality only a few weeks ago. And it’s a reality we could have again if our government just initiated the green policies that are desperately required. The lockdown gave us a glimpse into another future, let’s not leave it in the past.