Let add tires or synthetic rubber to this ongoing pollution of the environment:
Salmon have been dying mysteriously on the West Coast for years. Scientists think a chemical in tires may be responsible
Hi Newfie et al
Whilst I agree that a mass transit system is a wonderful aim, I think you need to start smaller
if the USA and CAN had a joined up transport plan, so, for example, if there is a Rail Link between two cities then the cost of flying should be taxed to be prohibitive, and use this to pay for the rail for passengers (same for buses)
Local buses could be free (they are in our area)
Freight .. well here is a study I found from the USA
showing that trucks cause 9600 times more damage to roads, than cars, so if we are talking cost of infrastructure, lets tax them appropriately to get a level playing field ... or just build a set of RoRo train lines and ban trucks on the section of road that these serve, this would force trunk freight on the rails and only local freight would be left, each city would have a Port our local city already has one built out and waiting for the inevitable.
Friday, 08 January 2021 - 15:57
Ukraine closed schools, restaurants and gyms on Friday as a new nationwide lockdown took effect to fight the coronavirus pandemic in the nation of 41 million people according to foreign media reports including reuters.
Starting on Jan. 8, Ukraine enters a 17-day nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19. Sri Lanka piloted a model tourism project with Ukrainian tourists. There were mixed reactions to the project.
What does the lock down include
The lockdown measures include the closure of restaurants, stores that don’t sell groceries, cinemas, gyms and fitness centers. The measures will last through Jan. 24.
Announced in early December