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OTOH, the French have committed to electrifying every meter of their rail lines, are rapidly expanding their rent-a-bike programs, have started on the next phase of TGV building (Phase I took 30+ years) and have recently announced a new program to build 1,500 km of new tram lines in a decade (and just started on a new nuclear reactor in France, the second EPR (next generation nuke).
A real world example of "doing it right" and benefiting from it, may shake some sense into the next President (no hope for GWB).
Best Hopes,
Alan
BTW, what Texas city lost federal funding for light rail ? I may have missed that.
isn't electrified rail bad? I thought the power was going out? and france gets it's electricity from nuclear. how are they going to mine all that uranium during peak oil?
Alan - you are preaching to the choir on France doing it right - hell, even their anti-GM crop stance, protectionism against imported foods, widely dispersed regional agriculture looks like it will pay off very well down this road
I would LOVE to see a well-managed crash program of pv in the Mojave, wind in Dakota, pumped storage where appropriate and all to feed expanded and electrified rail, light rail etc. throughout the US
unfortunately I see Amtrak cuts despite growth in ridership
umm, I couldn't remember which Texas city myself - but you were irate about it what, two weeks ago? long threads about it.....I'm blanking
Sometimes I'm really thankful that I recently established French citizenship for my kids. Next I need to get my wife citizenship.
Granted, it's likely that by the time I realize it's time to bail out of the US and head to France, travel will be too difficult for us to do so...
The cancellation I was aghast at (staggered by the stupidity of) was an extension of the Washington DC Metro (subway) to Tyson's Corner and Dulles Airport.
18% federal funding of $900 million to save 20 to 25,000 b/day (more in an oil supply emergency).
A some point, public policies will change (see Rush to Ethanol) and I want them to change in a positive way.
Best Hopes,
Alan