Bloomberg Businessweek’s cover put it bluntly: “It’s GlobalWarming, Stupid!” So the silver lining of Hurricane (or post-tropical whatever) Sandy may be that increased attention will be paid to (1) the real and urgent dangers of climate change and (2) the overall substandard status of America’s infrastructure, including transportation.
I had suggested a while back that we might be only a few more natural disasters away from the public demanding that transportation planners come up with solutions to these threats. I think Sandy put us a step closer.
Bloomberg Businessweek’s assessment, by the way, was right on target.
On the response to climate change: “In truth, what’s lacking in America’s approach to climate change is not the resources to act but the political will to do so.”
On infrastructure: “The U.S. has allowed transportation and other infrastructure to grow obsolete and deteriorate, which poses a threat not just to public safety but also to the nation’s economic health.”
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