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This infographic really shows the picture.

http://www.onlineeducation.net/bottled_water/

posted 3 years, 2 months ago
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Rail as a mode of choice for transportation in USA will have future if it adds value.

It will not replace road travel.  Simply because cars got to the masses first in USA

 

Any other place where rail is popular and well utilized the population density is 5-10 times higher than USA and cars were not available en-mass. i.e rail replaced bus travel or opened new possibilities but never replaced cars..

 

Rail can add value in USA in 2 ways:

 

1)      Replacing short commuter flights PDX-SEA, PDX, SFO

If and only if, door to door time of train is +/- 10% of the door-to-door for flights.  i.e. if the flight and airport security etc keep getting longer and longer they’ll make it easier for people to choose trains. But I doubt a 90 mph train can do this.

2)      “Seamlessly” Feeding Seatac, Vancouver, SFO airports.

If the train travel including ticketing and baggage handling can be seamlessly integrated from train-to-plane then suddenly a lot more flights are available to the travelers to and from Oregon. This even a 90 mph train can solve, at least with PDX-Seatac

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Oregon will be 100% terrestrial powered.

 

There are only 2 forms of energy: 1) Solar (even fossil fuel is trapped Solar, Wind is too) 2) Terrestrial or earth based (nuclear)

 

OSU will invent and popularize the safe nuclear reactor and Oregon will have 100% of its power from clean, safe, meltdown proof nuclear (terrestrial) energy.

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“PDX 405 Grand Prix” will celebrate at least 125 years of success

 

Within the next 25 years Portland will start hosting a Formula One Grand Prix.  Its route will mainly focus on the I-405 loop around downtown over Marquam & Freemont bridges.  It will also have some loops through the west hills.  It’ll be one of the most scenic Grand Prix events paralleling Monte Carlo and bringing Portland an annuity of revenue for as long as people love racing and speed.

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