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KB2VXA > FUEL 17.12.08 19:13l 47 Lines 2308 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: VK2AAB > alternative transportation
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To : FUEL@WW
Hi Barry and all,
As usual I changed the subject line in keeping with the subject of this
bull so don't let Winpack confuse you. (;->)
The following is a subject I have been chewing on since the 1970s saw the
demise of the US rail system. Oh it started back in the 1940s actually
when America fell in love with cars and trucks, the development went into
interstate road systems and city infrastructure, the Los Angeles area
highway system is a prime example where they say "Nobody walks in L.A."
The same has happened to Australia also aided by politics and now you
suffer the same as we. Planning and projection in the wrong direction,
completely opposite to common sense is a prime contributor to the world
financial crisis and it began long before "the Wall Street scandal" when
you look at the "big picture". It all comes down to short sighted "I want
it now" profits over long range investments that involve much more than
money, it's investment in the long range future that turns the real
profits.
Here it is, a quote of "the bottom line" and people coming to their
senses but is it too little too late? Hindsight is always 20-20 and it
tells us we should have never abandoned the more efficient and economical
means in the first place but rather developed it alongside private
transportation. Now we're stuck trying to rebuild it at far greater
expense than it took to build it the first time around, oh well.
"Serious flaws in existing transport planning processes have resulted in a high
dependence on cars and road freight, which are both highly vulnerable to the
impact of peak oil. Infrastructure Australia should commission an independent
study into the implications of peak oil for transport planning, in order to
determine realistic planning assumptions. Urgent investment in sustainable
transport systems is required, including world class public transport and
freight rail. Investment in expanding urban motorways should be discontinued,
as should airport expansions. The feasibility of high speed passenger rail
should be investigated as a long term alternative to air travel."
73 de Warren
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Message timed by NIST: 17:03 on 2008-Dec-17 GMT
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