[Huck]

The sooner that urban areas reach critical mass, the sooner we can begin to resurect them with a fresh start.

I wonder if big cities are even necessary anymore. I mean, I realize we still have shipping, so we need ports and hubs. But it seems to me workers and corporations will become more and more decentralized. It seems to me that the answer to traffic congestion will not be light rail, it will be virtual offices. Maybe I am just a dreamer. But I envision a day when big cities are a relic of the past. It's sort of a high-tech version of Jefferson's old agrarian dream. Except, in this case, it's information, not farming, and it's bandwidth, not chattel slavery, that will run the system.

Oh well, I guess I am a dreamer. Not that I know what I am talking about either, but if we could just let those blue zones become a thing of the past, wouldn't it be great?

[blackdog]

Unions will never allow your dreams to become a reality. If you need an example, look at the Long Beach Dockworkers Union. They will not allow containers to even be barcoded! What would OSHA do? They already tried to get workplace regulations pushed into someone's home. Who would pay off the building inspectors, health code inspectors, fire inspectors, sprinkler inspectors, toll collectors, parking meter nazi's, cab inspectors, impound yards, teachers union, and the 11,000 municipal workers out on disability right now?