Thursday, October 26, 2023
By 2035, all new vehicles sold in B.C. must be electric.
The goal in B.C. is for 26 per cent of vehicle sales to be electric by 2026, 90 per cent by 2030 and 100 per cent by 2035.
https://electricautonomy.ca/2020/11/16/quebec-ban-new-gas-vehicles-2035/
https://electrek.co/2022/04/01/canadas-new-2035-gas-car-ban-may-not-actually-ban-gas-cars/
https://driving.ca/auto-news/news/the-unintended-consequences-of-banning-gas-powered-cars-by-2035
The Phase-out_of_fossil_fuel_vehicles should have started in the 1970s or at least by the 1980s. A gradual introduction of various hybrid vehicles would have made a big difference.
https://www.engadget.com/canada-combustion-engine-car-ban-2035-154623071.html
Now there is going to be such a mad rush with a human world obsessed with keeping their carbon points as low as possible.
Perhaps some day, people might have to ask AI for permission if they can own a car & have kids. Indeed, some day a breeding permit might be required for those that want to have some kids.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_general_intelligence (AGI)
AI tracking & permission systems on phones & even implanted AI for the purpose of human herd management could become imposed. If people aren't aware & carful enough, the earth could become something like a Borg run world. Eventually, AGI might wonder why some humans think that it's OK to use AI to kill other people. Then a confused AGI might ask, why can't it kill all the humans and life in general?
Saturday, October 21, 2023
Monday, October 16, 2023
I-35 expansion pushes Austin residents out of over 100 homes
The project is adding two lanes on either side of I-35. https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/i35-eminent-domain-18428832.php
Without a network of bus & HOV lanes in general, wide highways & roads will always reach a point of congestion.
https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/austin-i35-expansion-project-18308420.php
Evolving urban & regional rail is a key component.
https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/san-antonio-austin-mega-metro-transportation-18269914.php Austin-SA or SA & A?
Texas has more people than Australia & Texas is mostly still rural. Urban density can help to keep it that way.
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Tacoma Narrows Bridge -Eastbound span (2007)
"Construction of the new span, which carries eastbound traffic parallel to the current bridge, began on October 4, 2002, and was completed in July 2007." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge#Eastbound_bridge_(2007)
Although this is getting close to the BC part of Canada, it wasn't constrained by any of the imposed BC limitations.
"Towers and caissons designed for second deck (either road or light rail) to be added in the future." https://structurae.net/en/structures/new-tacoma-narrows-bridge
If only BC would allow for such future expansion capabilities. There are a whole series of things that are able to be done in Washington State & Alberta, simply because they aren't under any BC type restrictions.