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In 30 years Birmingham all the way to Charlotte will be a nightmare for driving
Posted on 3/10/15 at 7:52 pm
Posted on 3/10/15 at 7:52 pm
I was reading this article(can't find it) that unless the south's interstates are fixed, we will be looking at nightmarish super metro connecting all the southern cities, where travel will be an absolute mess.
I find this to be a very horrible prospect. Will we be looking 2 average hour work commutes? How is that even remotely productive? I'm not wasting 4 hours of my day just to travel to work. I'll just find a way to work at home and run a business online.
I find this to be a very horrible prospect. Will we be looking 2 average hour work commutes? How is that even remotely productive? I'm not wasting 4 hours of my day just to travel to work. I'll just find a way to work at home and run a business online.
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Posted on 3/10/15 at 7:59 pm to LarrytheGolfer
We'll have hover cars by then so no worries.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:03 pm to LarrytheGolfer
No.
Do you honestly think a project of that magnitude could be planned, funded, constructed, and useable in 30 years? That ain't how the government works. Maybe 300 years
Do you honestly think a project of that magnitude could be planned, funded, constructed, and useable in 30 years? That ain't how the government works. Maybe 300 years
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:04 pm to LarrytheGolfer
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I find this to be a very horrible prospect. Will we be looking 2 average hour work commutes?
Yeah we'll probably spend 90% of our waking time driving or being at work. Sucks but it's coming and there's nothing you can do about it.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:05 pm to gorillacoco
If you are still working in 30 years that sucks.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:07 pm to LarrytheGolfer
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Will we be looking 2 average hour work commutes?
or you could just move out of the suburbs and back into the city
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:11 pm to Martini
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If you are still working in 30 years that sucks.
I have every intention to work for about the next 50 years, but won't be near an interstate. I hope to be helping my son teach my grandson how to farm in about 50 years.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:18 pm to LarrytheGolfer
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Birmingham all the way to Charlotte has been a nightmare for driving for 30 years
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:27 pm to LarrytheGolfer
I have no idea what you are talking about.
What does this even mean? "Fixed"?
I drive between New Orleans and Raleigh, through Birmingham, Atlanta, Charlotte, every few months. Driving through South Carolina is the worst part of it because the worst drivers seem to congregate there. Dont have any other real issue with the drive.
This article sounds dumb as f. Sounds like this "nightmarish super metro" will be something that resembles the northeast? A) It would probably take much longer than 30 years for that to happen and B) alternative transportation options would appear if it did.
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the south's interstates are fixed
What does this even mean? "Fixed"?
I drive between New Orleans and Raleigh, through Birmingham, Atlanta, Charlotte, every few months. Driving through South Carolina is the worst part of it because the worst drivers seem to congregate there. Dont have any other real issue with the drive.
This article sounds dumb as f. Sounds like this "nightmarish super metro" will be something that resembles the northeast? A) It would probably take much longer than 30 years for that to happen and B) alternative transportation options would appear if it did.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:27 pm to LarrytheGolfer
Once we have cars that can drive themselves, we can work in our cars while they are driving to our office, no lost productivity
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:37 pm to TigerDeacon
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Driving in Alabama has been a nightmare for 30 years
Hwy 82 - AL has been working on making it 4 lane from Al the state line to Tuscaloosa for 30 years & still not finished.
Hwy 45 - 4 lane all the way to Kentucky except from AL state line to Mobile.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:39 pm to weadjust
Alabama seems to oppose 4 laning of many highways.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:43 pm to LarrytheGolfer
In charlotte 2 weeks ago 9 mile drive took 45 freaking min
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:44 pm to LarrytheGolfer
There was in article about this in the AJC like 20 years ago and in 20 years there will be another portending doom in the next 20 years.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:44 pm to LarrytheGolfer
We must raise everyone's taxes by 5% to pay for infrastructure projects.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:45 pm to LarrytheGolfer
Better learn to fish and grow crops.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:47 pm to GregMaddux
Why not legalize weed, gambling, and prositution? You could make some serious revenue off of those things.
This post was edited on 3/10/15 at 8:48 pm
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:51 pm to LarrytheGolfer
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I was reading this article(can't find it) that unless the south's interstates are fixed, we will be looking at nightmarish super metro connecting all the southern cities, where travel will be an absolute mess.
That drive is already horrible. There is this giant clusterfreak called ATL and its traffic in the middle of it. Also do you really think that the highways won't be fixed in the next 30 years.
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I find this to be a very horrible prospect. Will we be looking 2 average hour work commutes? How is that even remotely productive? I'm not wasting 4 hours of my day just to travel to work. I'll just find a way to work at home and run a business online.
It is very probable that 30 years from now the cities will be more popular than the suburbs. The current low gas prices are not going to stay and in 30 years $7/gal could very easily happen.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:52 pm to LarrytheGolfer
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Why not legalize weed, gambling, and prositution? You could make some serious revenue off of those things.
so where are you going with this thread?
Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:53 pm to LarrytheGolfer
I have an easy commute. I-10 doesn't get that bad and if there ever is a traffic jam I know all the back roads.
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