Highway spending increased by 90% in 2021. This is one of many reasons why car traffic is growing faster than population growth.

  • desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    16 days ago

    I acknowledge that for the continental us suburbs exist and can be solved, however is there a better method for hostile areas like Alaska, where planes and roads are the current methods of transit. I would imagine that more rail service between Fairbanks and ancorage would help, however there are tens of thousands of people spread across thousands of square miles.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      15 days ago

      however is there a better method for hostile areas like Alaska, where planes and roads are the current methods of transit.

      Whittier, Alaska relies primarily on elevators.