Transition in Action, Totnes 2030, an Energy Descent Action Plan

2021-2025

Hairstyles have become more classical and clothes more robust for working
People are slimmer and there is a growing culture of living a healthy lifestyle
The enthusiasm for painting al fresco rural scenes is matched by the rising numbers of people buying art pieces, reflecting a desire to distil, through artworks, what it is that has felt so historic and extraordinary about the previous five years, and the sense of pride people feel in the area’s achievements

The older population have a strong presence as more elderly people live with their families and in co-housing groups; they are more valued as wise elders and they share their stories
The art of storytelling is reviving interest in old books and many more are collector’s items on the internet
Bookbinding has become a popular pastime and many people have been mending their old books
Day trips on the train and picnics have revived in popularity with villages and towns within the UK forming local twinning partners and paying each other visits
Public transit and ‘chatting on the bus’ has, by this stage, replaced individual car culture.

Communal public spaces in every town and village are being given special priority by local authorities and LA workers are being made available for community groups to create pleasant open public spaces with plenty of edible plants and natural local building materials
Local artists are being engaged by service providers to design and create attractive and individual street furniture, railings, sub-power stations, buses, turbines etc., resulting in a blossoming of imaginative shapes, styles and colour in neighbourhoods