we can undo the mistakes of our forefathers and put the rail lines back where highways now eat up like 10x the land, lay solar panels on the ones in good areas where they'll get enough light. sign me up
the more I think about it, the more convinced I become that there are little downsides to the idea besides the initial costs of solar panel production, dismantling a significant portion of the existing highway infrastructure in the US, and then actually laying the rail lines (building stations as well, I guess) and the panels.
Like, what you spend in funding, time, and manpower you make up for with reduced emissions, significantly increased public access to transportation, more green spaces in urban/rural areas where highways cut through them, etc etc. goddamn
we can undo the mistakes of our forefathers and put the rail lines back where highways now eat up like 10x the land, lay solar panels on the ones in good areas where they'll get enough light. sign me up
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the more I think about it, the more convinced I become that there are little downsides to the idea besides the initial costs of solar panel production, dismantling a significant portion of the existing highway infrastructure in the US, and then actually laying the rail lines (building stations as well, I guess) and the panels.
Like, what you spend in funding, time, and manpower you make up for with reduced emissions, significantly increased public access to transportation, more green spaces in urban/rural areas where highways cut through them, etc etc. goddamn
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:huh:
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