tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post8263489433742507164..comments2024-02-01T04:37:41.878-05:00Comments on Cap'n Transit Rides Again: Does the transition movement have the answer?Cap'n Transithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-22037994775097372102010-04-19T19:42:29.777-04:002010-04-19T19:42:29.777-04:00See wiki on HK air pollution. Very poor quality.
...See wiki on HK air pollution. Very poor quality.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_pollution_in_Hong_KongPluto Powerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13746205466784874158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-89232051753012911332010-04-19T19:37:35.650-04:002010-04-19T19:37:35.650-04:00i mean no recycling mind-set...not policy....but i...i mean no recycling mind-set...not policy....but it might as well be a policy....if u know what i meanPluto Powerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13746205466784874158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-17861003526510749432010-04-19T19:36:34.754-04:002010-04-19T19:36:34.754-04:00Hong Kong is not a great example of a city where c...Hong Kong is not a great example of a city where cars have been abolished. It may have half as many vehicles per capita as Manhattan but you fail to mention that the population density of HK is much much higher. Plus the area is very small. This means that effectively, you get just as many cars packed into the city if not more. When I went there, I noticed traffic jams there are way worse. I also know that there is a no-recycling policy and a love of consumerism. Meaning that people there toss their new cars every few years and buy a new one. I have never seen a car older than 1990 model being driven in HK.Pluto Powerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13746205466784874158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-70968250466216804322009-09-23T21:18:01.790-04:002009-09-23T21:18:01.790-04:00Cars can be abolished in modern cities. In Hong Ko...Cars can be abolished in modern cities. In Hong Kong, they more or less are: it has half as many vehicles per capita as Manhattan. And distances there are short enough that full electrification of cars is plausible at least in principle.Alon Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195377309045184452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-4216997589426482982009-09-21T22:28:51.512-04:002009-09-21T22:28:51.512-04:00I'm not completely convinced about all that, A...I'm not completely convinced about all that, Alon. But I am convinced that cars and short-haul flights will have to be replaced with something more sustainable - and that's why we're here.Cap'n Transithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-49217874930404659712009-09-15T14:14:02.225-04:002009-09-15T14:14:02.225-04:00Bleh. Solar energy costs are going down exponentia...Bleh. Solar energy costs are going down exponentially, while installed capacity is mushrooming. Nuclear does actually work, contrary to what the environmental movement has been saying - and it's much safer than the coal it displaces. Fertilizers and pesticides are less necessary now due to the spread of GMOs; long-haul flights have passenger volumes so small they're a drop in both the oil and the CO2 buckets. Everything else - cars, heating, short-haul flights, plastics - can be replaced with existing green technology like subways and HSR.Alon Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195377309045184452noreply@blogger.com