upon reading this set of data and analysis about per-capita oil consumption in the US and the decline of SUV's, i have to wonder—what's the next mode of transportation going to be?
what if someone broke up the amtrak rail monopoly, and bloomberg's plan for an american shinkasen went through? what if that plan were expanded throughout the country? sure, right now, it seems like it would only be slightly faster than the acela service that amtrak offers, but i'm dealing in long-term hypotheticals. what if trains took over the continent again, at least for regional travel within the US? it works for india...
harvard design prof (again, not an economist) john stilgoe has a more developed version of this idea, so i guess i'm just jumping on board with an existing theory. however, where he's certain, i'm merely postulating.
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