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On Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:25:53 -0600, Joey Jolley wrote:

>      What will Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, and other American 
> cities look like in 20 years and what will be the primary form of 
> transportation? What will happen to single-family home neighborhoods, 
> existing businesses, streets, freeways, etc.?

Answer: Same as they do now.
As long as the major auto producers insist upon spilling out zillions of
gas guzzling vehicles, don't expect any major changes soon.

In the early fifties, we were told that in the mid sixties, we would have
automated highways for long distance travel. Every ten years we get told
there isn't enough fuel to last 30 years. Since the mid 70's the push has
been to increase the mpg. It ain't happened yet has it?

With some minor changes to a diesel engine, they can be made to run on pure
unused veggie oil. 

Every home in the world could have it's own power source but that ain't
gonna happen either as the big conglomerates would be put out of business.

So don't be lookin for any major changes in the next 30 years at least.

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On 2010-04-24, richard <member@newsguy.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:25:53 -0600, Joey Jolley wrote:
                                      ^^^^^^^^^^^

> So don't be lookin for any major changes in the next 30 years at least.

Will ''Joey Jolley'' still be trolling 30 years from now?

(please don't feed this troll, thanks)

--keith


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Joey Jolley wrote:
>     What will Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, and other 
> American cities look like in 20 years and what will be the primary form 
> of transportation? What will happen to single-family home neighborhoods, 
> existing businesses, streets, freeways, etc.?

The primary mode of transportation will be silent-running, elevated 
monorails, with the upper 20% of the population using flying cars. 
Freeways will be turned into public green spaces.  Most people will live 
in high rise apartment buildings, but they'll get their Big Macs and 
Twinkies directly from their push-button food synthesizers.  The streets 
will still be covered with gum people have spit out, dog shit and 
mentally ill homeless people verging on death.  I can't wait.