Yup, we are digging arselves into an ever deeper hole over speed and convenience of delivering stuff.....Trains would be nice. Consuming less crap would help...... (where we live is the bottom line.
My idea would be canals for most freight. Solves water and transportation issues with one investment and canal boats could be automated ! Now all we have to do is get our politicians to change those inventory tax schedules.
No argument from me on the ton/mi fuel efficiency of trains. They have it all over trucks ! Now all you gotta do is convince the legions of "NIMBYs" to let the roads construct spurs into all the shopping centers. Maybe while you're at it you can pursuade them to accept some factories in their back yards too !
Doesn't seem to work around here though ! >Mech
