“In the cars sit devoted parents who want the best for their children, which also seems to include polluting the air and constipating the streets.
But beyond the environmental consequences of the car line,”
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Then what did she mean by adding those words ???
I interpreted as she didn’t want to waste her time in the long lines of cars dropping kids off. When I used to walk my son to school the cars were lined up for two blocks waiting to drop kids off, which is just silly. I read it differently. To each their own.