Hey all...
I wanted to get some opinions as to the ever challenging "Where do we go from here" dilema/debate...and what ideas might come of it...Hence the the thread title "Green Acres" as I decided to coin it.
I'll get to the "Why am I asking" later on(stay tuned)...but for now, Honestly, "Where do we go from here"??? Asking this question in the past has brought us "mixed results so to speak". Of past 'noteworthy ideas'...From "rails to trails"(re-using abandoned 'rail beds' for biking,hiking and walkways probably the greatest example of community efforts). To something of very little collective benefit: Car pool lanes (great concept...but just doesn't cut it IMHO, just look at CA).
For now, could we stay focused on the TRANSPORTATION aspect of this subject (Please try to anyway...lol)
While a "bike trail" may not necessarily be considered a 'transportaion artery'...it is a 'public benefit' would you agree???
The US Interstate system had to start somewhere...now look at how integral a part of everyday life it is. It changed our daily life and allowed people to 'move out of the city...and into the 'burbs'.
Mass Transit??? Works great in NYC, Boston, Chicago....others have tried to copy with mixed results. Again...where do we go from here???
What about the "small cities"??? Examples of "What I'm getting at" might be found in the Pacific Northwest (LEV's for example) or retirement comunities of Florida or the southwest with "Golf cart villages"...
Do you think LEV's have a chance of becoming a viable part of our everyday life??? Most Americans own two (or more) cars...and most new houses are being built with three or more garages'.
Why not hav a LEV in the garage too??? Electric or hybrid??? For those "short trips"???
Perhaps even a "community pooling" system for them??? Do you think this country should at least "check it out" by doing a "test city or two"??? By that I mean...survey cities with the potential infrastructure needed to support it...almost already in place.
As a potential homeowner (i.e. everybody needs a place to live) would you consider (for any number of reasons) living in a "community setting"(large but spacious thoughtfully designed) where even though your neighbors are close you still get to keep some distance(I'll provide examples later).
I'll get more specific...but the question for now is this: "Can it work...and is it a good idea that should be looked into???"
Gonna call it "The LEVway...a city within a city RR fashion"(stay tuned)
I wanted to get some opinions as to the ever challenging "Where do we go from here" dilema/debate...and what ideas might come of it...Hence the the thread title "Green Acres" as I decided to coin it.
I'll get to the "Why am I asking" later on(stay tuned)...but for now, Honestly, "Where do we go from here"??? Asking this question in the past has brought us "mixed results so to speak". Of past 'noteworthy ideas'...From "rails to trails"(re-using abandoned 'rail beds' for biking,hiking and walkways probably the greatest example of community efforts). To something of very little collective benefit: Car pool lanes (great concept...but just doesn't cut it IMHO, just look at CA).
For now, could we stay focused on the TRANSPORTATION aspect of this subject (Please try to anyway...lol)
While a "bike trail" may not necessarily be considered a 'transportaion artery'...it is a 'public benefit' would you agree???
The US Interstate system had to start somewhere...now look at how integral a part of everyday life it is. It changed our daily life and allowed people to 'move out of the city...and into the 'burbs'.
Mass Transit??? Works great in NYC, Boston, Chicago....others have tried to copy with mixed results. Again...where do we go from here???
What about the "small cities"??? Examples of "What I'm getting at" might be found in the Pacific Northwest (LEV's for example) or retirement comunities of Florida or the southwest with "Golf cart villages"...
Do you think LEV's have a chance of becoming a viable part of our everyday life??? Most Americans own two (or more) cars...and most new houses are being built with three or more garages'.
Why not hav a LEV in the garage too??? Electric or hybrid??? For those "short trips"???
Perhaps even a "community pooling" system for them??? Do you think this country should at least "check it out" by doing a "test city or two"??? By that I mean...survey cities with the potential infrastructure needed to support it...almost already in place.
As a potential homeowner (i.e. everybody needs a place to live) would you consider (for any number of reasons) living in a "community setting"(large but spacious thoughtfully designed) where even though your neighbors are close you still get to keep some distance(I'll provide examples later).
I'll get more specific...but the question for now is this: "Can it work...and is it a good idea that should be looked into???"
Gonna call it "The LEVway...a city within a city RR fashion"(stay tuned)