No one dares write about this topic now, amidst high unemployment, but the current circumstances are merely distracting us from the truth: We in the U.S. are not producing the highly skilled workforce, in labor or the professional sciences, which can meet the demands of a normally functioning economy.
Recent news and opinion about funding transportation through toll roads or taxes.
This third tipping point, in my experience, is at least 90% accurate. I have been reticent to mention it because it is gender-specific to men, but upon reflection, it is too important not to bring to your attention.
Stakeholders pony up to sue agencies over Transurban/Fluor HOT Lanes projects. The objections, it seems, stem from concerns over secondary impacts to local traffic as well as the HOT Lanes project's potential to diminish support for improved mass transit options in the region.
In the United States, one can expect that in the future there will be a more direct correlation between transportation mode of choice and individual burden/cost. This means there will be a different and very direct price to fly, drive, bus, rail or bike it. The user will certainly weigh this price against available time and budget, then make choices accordingly. The biggest change will be in the cost to drive…and it may change the way you move forever.
Have you been following PBS' Blueprint America series? Here are links to some of the completed reports to date.
