mondoman712

Walkability generally means higher density and higher density means lower cost. The only reason why walkable places are generally less affordable right now is that they are scarce. If everywhere was walkable that wouldn't be a problem.

Just to note, this doesn't apply to every journey, only the really long distance ones.

Amtrak is still the more climate-friendly option for the vast majority of travelers, who on average travel 300 to 400 miles, said Olivia Irvin, a spokeswoman for the rail company. (That is, not many people are crazy enough to go cross-country by train.) A 2022 Department of Transportation study found that traveling by train from Los Angeles to San Diego generated less than half the emissions, per passenger, of flying, or driving. For Boston to New York, an electrified route, taking the train generated less than a fifth the emissions of flying or driving.

I've been using one to write cover letters for job applications. It takes a bit of wrangling to get anything, and then a bit more to get it to actually say things that aren't total bullshit, but I find it less tedious than writing them myself.

What's the difference between that and being at a protest that blocks a road?

Would you consider it negligent to drive somewhere you know is going to be busy, and therefore have potential to block an ambulance?

So anyone in standstill traffic when an ambulance comes will go to jail? Or does this not apply if you're in a car?

The article mentions the program was started in China in 2015, and I'm sure it's been done elsewhere earlier. But I don't think it's a problem to keep talking about, since a lot of people won't have heard about it before.

I don't think Switzerland meets the definition given by @[email protected] but there is the element of direct democracy, where any citizen can create a petition and if they get enough signatures it will go to a referendum, although ultimately it is up to the politicians to implement the results of the referenda.

Grand Nagus Zek has read The Power Broker.

With a quick google I've found that subsidies for plug in hybrids can be around €5,000, and yes I do believe that people would be lazy enough to not plug it in. I'm not sure how many dollars one would save by doing this in Europe anyway.

But also, it's just a suggestion, I'm not asserting that this is definitely true.

It could be due to subsidies encouraging people to buy hybrids and people just ignoring the plug in feature. There's more discussion on this here

It means exactly what I think it means. The reported emissions are way off those that are actually achieved in real life.

If we assume your assertion is actually correct (the study says nothing about the availability of charging infrastructure), how much do we need to build? And are we sure that once it is built, people will actually use it? Would it not be better to instead invest in infrastructure for other modes of transport that don't involve 2 tons of vehicle to transport one person?