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The single sapling in the parking lot that will provide shade to like two VPs in 30 years.
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The building reminds me of the "temporary" buildings that were really permanent on most public schools I went to.
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Also Al Gore. And also Hillary Clinton. Probably the biggest green energy candidates we've ever had and we lost them to some of the worst candidates possible for that
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It did result in a major effort. That's when we switched to coal burning plants, instituted MPG caps for vehicle fleets, and lowered the national speed limit to 55 MPH.
Manufacturers got around the MPG caps by making cars that had all of the features of a passenger car, but which would be stuck onto a truck chassis. And thus, the minivan and SUV were born.
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· 2 hr. ago
Milton Friedman
Should've switched to methanol. It costs about $100 to convert a regular car to use it. You have to use twice as much but even then it's far cheaper than gas and less flammable. NASCAR uses it, too.
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· 5 hr. ago
George Soros
r/WalkableStreets if you want to cry over what America could have been
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It’s not a short term solution which people are looking for.
There’s a million long term solutions
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Op · 5 hr. ago
NGDPLT Enjoyer
Listen here jack,
This is exactly what corn pop wants you to believe.
In all seriousness, yes you are correct. Luckily I think this is really going to accelerate the push for gas independence since we finally have the tech ready to replace it ( mainly cost competitive electric cars, and hybrids that are cheaper than their ICE counterparts).
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Easy action, by an authorized central actor
Free, via self-organizing independent actors
Enormously hard coordination problem
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Uh no, your last bullet should absolutely also read
Free, via self-organizing independent actors
The reason our cities and towns aren't denser and more walkable is because it is illegal to make them denser and more walkable. Simply legalizing density and mixed use would result in enormous progress.
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Transforming American cities to become more walkable and dense is a very long term thing that could take years or decades to do..
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· 4 hr. ago
Edward Glaeser
The implied question is "How can we lower gas prices to save Biden's Presidency?" and you cannot build a city in 3 years.
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Op · 6 hr. ago
NGDPLT Enjoyer
Also, my thanks goes out to /u/ilzolende for making my shitty meme sharper/higher quality
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They were right to throw you out. "just build better cities lmao" is a stupid solution to an immediate issue.
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This is opposite of how this meme/comic is meant to work (it should be 2 complicated, ineffective solutions followed by an easy, effective solution). I do like the last panel though.
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Municipal zoning laws tend to restrict the densification required for walkable / cycling neighbourhoods and cities. Contact your local representatives and demand better of them!
Also, check out the book, “Order Without Design: How Markets Shape Cities”. It’s a great read on urban planning and economics.
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Politics 101: Voters don’t give a fuck about long term solutions, they want the problems solved yesterday
That pretty leaves price control and cutting out the gas tax as the only short term solutions, unfortunately they’ll do lasting damage in the long run but hey that’s someone’s else problem Amirite?
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I mean while I agree broadly that such a solution is ideal in the medium-long term, that isn't a particularly helpful comment in the short term, especially control over such issues is so diffuse.
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· 42 min. ago
George Soros
There is no short term solution except cutting a deal with Venezuela or other oil countries, or extremely problematic stuff like price controls or export controls.
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Ah yes, the classic " it works for us city slickers, so that's all that matters" solution.
Ya'll love to simply ignore rural and suburban populations because "muh density" doesn't really work for them. This type of ignorance is what leads to those areas feeling ignored and left behind. Which, gives us Trump.
And, the idea that walkable cities will alleviate anyone right now, is asinine.
This is a dumb meme.
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· 3 hr. ago
Milton Friedman
I am begging people to understand that oil doesn't just make driving more expensive. It makes EVERYTHING more expensive. Are you getting you food through a pneumatic tube?
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· 2 hr. ago
Gay Pride
More efficient urban and suburban land use doesn't just make transportation cheaper, it makes everything cheaper.
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Op · 2 hr. ago
NGDPLT Enjoyer
Are you getting you food through a pneumatic tube?
You might not like it, but this is peak neoliberalism
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Just rebuild all of your cities bro, it's that simple
average neoliberal
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The best time to radically reform zoning, transportation, and urban planning rules was 50 years ago. The second best time is today.
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· 4 hr. ago
YIMBY
Honestly wouldn't be as hard as it sounds if there weren't so many hoops developers had to jump through
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Op · 2 hr. ago
NGDPLT Enjoyer
How about we just legalize building dense cities?
I'm not saying everyone needs to live in one
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· 4 hr. ago
NATO
It would do wonders for both our physical and mental health to not be so spread out and car dependent.
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Right!? I mean, how much work can it be to build entire cities?
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Op · 3 hr. ago
NGDPLT Enjoyer
Haha thank you. I actually made this template years ago, and this just just shameless self promotion
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