(May 30, 2022 at 7:25 am)Jehanne Wrote:(May 30, 2022 at 5:45 am)Belacqua Wrote: One thing to keep in mind is that building and maintaining roads for cars costs a lot of money.
Concrete is also a significant source of CO2 emissions. Free market capitalism has had over 40 years to solve this problem, and it appears that it just won't. Both Republicans & Democrats are going to carry on until the balloon pops, and when half of modern-day Florida is part of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, people will complain.
True enough, but the emission associated with concrete are virtually all during the production phase. Once it’s poured and cured, emissions are near enough to zero as makes no odds. This makes existing roads ideal for public transport, primarily electric buses and (with some modifications) electric trains.
Of course, until developed countries significantly reduce fossil fuel use, the carbon savings from public transport are probably a wash.
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