Re:Fast
by akouri on Friday December 20, 2019 @11:38PM
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I can't punish freeways enough for the life they've enabled. The closest thing you will get to teleportation in your lifetime is moving to a city. Maybe you cannot get from one side of the world to another in a minute, but you certainly can walk down the street to get anything you need in a minute or two in good major cities.
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How do you think things get too the cities?
In a dream world? Truck -> freight train -> truck.
Re:Fast
by fredsanford on Saturday December 21, 2019 @02:35AM
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Magical fairy dust from the trees we should not have chopped down? :)
Re:Fast
by reilly3000 on Friday December 20, 2019 @11:50PM
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You're right and I wish I could afford it. Real Estate prices are validation that cities are a better way to live. I bought a car 8 months ago and I've only driven 1500 miles but I'd love to drive less. We have inherited a legacy of feeble foresight and racism, built into our cities and roads, but we're going to build something better in our time.
Re:Fast
by portlander12345 on Saturday December 21, 2019 @02:02AM
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That’s an average of about six miles a day. Would you enjoy doing some of your travel by bicycle?
Re:Fast
by nogabebop23 on Saturday December 21, 2019 @08:25AM
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Most of the emperical studies I've seen suggest people who travel little by car generally do less trips vs. many shorter trips; i.e. they're not driving 6 miles a day, they're driving 20 miles twice a week.
Anything you need... maybe, but most certainly not anything you want and it won’t be at a very good price.
Re:Fast
by dajohnson89 on Saturday December 21, 2019 @05:34PM
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I just had a delicious dinner (rice, chicken, veggies, soup) for $6 here in Brooklyn. I walked 3 blocks from my home to pick it up.