re: #793 Orangutan

I was in complete agreement with you…..guess I didn’t indicate that.
At the end of the day, demand reduction (and substantial, at that) is going to be what “saves us”. I think the American experiment with the auto as the center of society is coming to an unfortunate close.

That will involve a disruption bigger than the housing crunch. Our cities and towns largely aren’t laid out for public transportation.
It won’t just affect where people live (suburbs aren’t inhabitable without cars), but industrial parks built outside central areas, where public transportation isn’t feasible.
And I live outside Boston; newer areas are worse. Imagine trying to put in efficient, fast transportation for cities that are widely spread out?