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Integrated mobility system
Globally, a large and growing shortfall in infrastructure spending means roads, bridges, railways, and other critical assets are being pushed to — and sometimes beyond — their literal breaking points. Looking forward, the strains on the system will only increase.
As the world adds more than 2 billion people in the coming decades and urban populations double, the question arises: how will we move them, and the goods they require, more efficiently and effectively than today?
76 months ago
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China, India, Vietnam are building new infrastructure to handle their needs. The US and many other established countries are not adequately investing in their infrasture, due to cost and poor leadership. The US needs to invest ~$5 Trillion or more. The current administration is proposing to invest ~$1 trillion and may not gain Congressonal support. Although the Trump proposal is a combination of government and private funding.
Companies such as Berkshire Hathway, owner of BNSF Rail, other rail companies, UPS, USPS, FedEx, Amazon and Walmart, must engage in the discussion. Our infrastructure is crumbling and catastrophic failure is imminent.
In regards to people movement, Elon Musk and others are experimenting with undergroun tubes, that can transport goods and people up to 700 mph and be built for 2/3 cost of high speed rail. Also, autonomous cars are right around the corner and will improve the efficiency of transport of people.
76 months ago
Dear all, as I've been invited in giving my insights about this question I would suggest two ideas in relation to the Supply and the Demand:
On the Demand side, companies should balance and/or should be invited to balance their transportation requirements between the competitive transportation solutions (air, rail, road, river) including an eco-tax; and
Transportation costs should take into consideration CO2 equivalent and environmental costs;
Considering the networks not as unlimited and for free resources.
On the Supply side, investments should be fueled by pay-per-use taxes; and
Public/Private collaborations should be developed to upgrade the networks;
Logistics network are key for trade development.
In addition and/or in parallel, a physical internet of goods (multi-modal unit logistics network) should be developed to optimize the use of
infrastructures.
76 months ago
