Comments on: The Effect of Climate Change on Transpo Infrastructure http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/10/20/the-effect-of-climate-change-on-transpo-infrastructure/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: gecko http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/10/20/the-effect-of-climate-change-on-transpo-infrastructure/comment-page-1/#comment-137591 gecko Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:48:40 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=73351#comment-137591 #2 Cap'n Transit, "oriented towards rail, buses, biking and walking." more likely modular small vehicle transit (GM PUMA and smaller; Shweeb proof of concept prototype), biking and walking; conventional massive transit is extremely extravagant retro and wasteful. #2 Cap’n Transit, “oriented towards rail, buses, biking and walking.”

more likely modular small vehicle transit (GM PUMA and smaller; Shweeb proof of concept prototype), biking and walking; conventional massive transit is extremely extravagant retro and wasteful.

]]> By: Cap'n Transit http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/10/20/the-effect-of-climate-change-on-transpo-infrastructure/comment-page-1/#comment-137521 Cap'n Transit Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:14:18 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=73351#comment-137521 You beat me to it, Gecko; I was going to observe how bizarre it is to have a panel discussion about the effects of climate change on transportation infrastructure, with apparently <i>no</i> mention of the idea that people might drive and fly a lot less in order to avoid bringing about any more climate change, and that therefore the transportation infrastructure would be a lot more oriented towards rail, buses, biking and walking. You beat me to it, Gecko; I was going to observe how bizarre it is to have a panel discussion about the effects of climate change on transportation infrastructure, with apparently no mention of the idea that people might drive and fly a lot less in order to avoid bringing about any more climate change, and that therefore the transportation infrastructure would be a lot more oriented towards rail, buses, biking and walking.

]]> By: gecko http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/10/20/the-effect-of-climate-change-on-transpo-infrastructure/comment-page-1/#comment-137471 gecko Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:00:42 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=73351#comment-137471 kind of bizarre; not a single comment; considering climate change and that cars do not fit in the future being such a terrific waste of resources. kind of bizarre; not a single comment; considering climate change and that cars do not fit in the future being such a terrific waste of resources.

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