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Hello Realist,
I am not an engineer, but imagine if the economics can be further improved by the overhead piping being dual purpose:
1. External railbed for the pods.
2. Internal fluid transport of water, fuel, natgas, sewage, or whatever. Communication fiber optics or electrical powerlines could also be safely shielded internal to these pipes. Additional income generated by billing for transit of these vital resources.
The US has millions of miles of decaying subterranean spiderweb infrastructure. My fear is that postPeak energy costs will be so high that the subsequent digging up of all this dirt to replace the underground spiderwebs once again will be totally unaffordable. Thus my dual-purpose Spiderwebriding concept. Another benefit is that any leaks will be immediately identifiable and convenient to repair. Water will soon be too expensive in many areas to tolerate any leaks. I have posted in the TOD archives many previous discussions of this concept.
Bob Shaw in Phx,Az Are Humans Smarter than Yeast?
Great point. Let me know if the Pheonix city council is interested.
Hello Realist,
Thxs for responding. Obviously, the best way to leverage this concept is for a national Spiderweb Engineering Standard. I have no idea what this would all entail, but establishing a uniform set of national construction codes similar to the current RR & TOD codes would be a good beginning.
Sorry, I am not much of a political animal. I have no clout at all with the local leaders of my Asphalt Wonderland. My hope is that those, who are more political Phoenicians, might be reading TOD, then pushing for rapid local change.
Bob Shaw in Phx,Az Are Humans Smarter than Yeast?