tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766655334717181346.post1171674962798455318..comments2023-11-03T04:24:08.124-04:00Comments on Urban Revival: Creating Public Works Jobs to Rebuild CitiesToure Zeiglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368768455730454771noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766655334717181346.post-44878056916679964982008-12-08T18:15:00.000-05:002008-12-08T18:15:00.000-05:00I agree Kirk,For all the talk about globalization ...I agree Kirk,<BR/><BR/>For all the talk about globalization and collapsing our world through technology we still plan development and infastructure as if we have endless amount of land.<BR/><BR/>If you look at the top 10 biggest cities today, you will see that a lot of these "cities" that are now in the top 10 are totally auto dependent. Cities like Phoenix, Houston, San Antonio and Atlanta are so spread out that I don't know even know if public transit can property serve these metro areas.Toure Zeiglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02368768455730454771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766655334717181346.post-87144258260254735542008-12-08T17:55:00.000-05:002008-12-08T17:55:00.000-05:00Great post!It's embarrassing that this hasn't been...Great post!<BR/><BR/>It's embarrassing that this hasn't been done continuously (if at all) for the last 30 years. Governments' concepts for improving transportation infrastructure have been limited to "widen," "dualize", and "bypass."<BR/><BR/>None of them can really explain how America is supposed to fiscally dominate in 21st century markets, when our manufactured goods and our employees utilize the transit and highways of the 1950s.Kirk Mantayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06556560258304201823noreply@blogger.com