Anyone looking for a great idea to promote to our new administration should look here: http://www.urbandesign.org/newdeal2009.html. As a regular guy trying to sort all of this mess out, this makes sense. I agree with the idea of a three-tier level of rail transportation as an alternative way to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. It could be as effective at stimulating the economy as was the highway bill that created our current interstate freeway system.
I know, I know - Americans love their cars. I'm one of them. I'm just not convinced it's a great idea to depend on getting the fuel for them from governments that hate us and everything we stand for. It won't happen overnight, but we should at least openly discuss this idea from the folks at NewUrbanism.org if we really want to do things in a more sustainable way.
About Me
- Dave Sharpe
- Gilbert, Arizona, United States
- Working in the sustainabile building industry helping to create educational content. Taking classes at ASU's Design College as well as the Global Institute of Sustainability.
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