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Why America Is Tearing Down Its Highways

Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2022 8:44 am
by Time_Traveller

Re: Why America Is Tearing Down Its Highways

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2022 6:47 pm
by weatheriscool
Maybe because it is in decline and doesn't have a population anymore that support being a world power? It takes a lot of hard work to maintain such a country! It is clear that isn't what people want anymore. China on the otherhand is a totally different story.

Re: Why America Is Tearing Down Its Highways

Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2022 7:41 pm
by caltrek
weatheriscool wrote: Sat Jun 18, 2022 6:47 pm Maybe because it is in decline and doesn't have a population anymore that support being a world power? It takes a lot of hard work to maintain such a country! It is clear that isn't what people want anymore. China on the otherhand is a totally different story.
Population levels in the United States have been growing in the country as a whole. However, some areas have seen a decline. So, yes, in those areas that have seen a decline, more environmentally friendly transit corridors have become more desirable.

For more on those demographic trends:

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/ ... gure%204).