I'd like to know what you would like infrastructure spending to focus on if it must come to that.
Here are some examples of what I'd like to see.
These are some of the criteria I'd be looking for in an infrastructure project. It would have to meet at least one of the following criteria:
1. It benefits children.
2. It benefits the less fortunate.
3. It benefits the environment.
Some examples of infrastructure that could meet these criteria could include the following:
Building solar-powered pedestrian tunnels and bicycle tunnels. They could provide ventilation in summer and heat in winter. They could also connect all elementary schools and secondary schools to main roads. This would allow not only children to walk and cycle to school more quickly and safely (some of these tunnels could even go underground or be elevated above main roads), but could do so year-round, rain, shine, storm, hot or freezing. Teachers could use these paths too, and of course anyone else who wants to use them to get to their destination. After all, though the tunnels could connect schools, they would likely pass by various other residences, shops, restaurants, parks etc. and so would be beneficial for any pedestrian or cyclist, especially in less-than-ideal weather conditions.
They would also encourage more walking and cycling year-round, thus helping the environment and improving general health. They would also help the poor who can't afford cars.
Developping our telecommunications infrastructure. This could encourage more people to communicate via the internet, possibly encouraging more telecommuting and conferencing, which woudl help to take more cars off the roads and save people and companies money.
They could also be of benefit to people with more limited mobility who don't want to get their wheelchair wheels stuck in snow.
Spin off industries from these projects:
Direct spinoffs: cement, solar panels, fiber-optics.
Indirect spinoffs: shoes, bicycles
Savings: medical costs owing to improved health and reduced pollution levels in larger urban areas. Lower gas prices owing to reduced competition for gas.
Here are some examples of what I'd like to see.
These are some of the criteria I'd be looking for in an infrastructure project. It would have to meet at least one of the following criteria:
1. It benefits children.
2. It benefits the less fortunate.
3. It benefits the environment.
Some examples of infrastructure that could meet these criteria could include the following:
Building solar-powered pedestrian tunnels and bicycle tunnels. They could provide ventilation in summer and heat in winter. They could also connect all elementary schools and secondary schools to main roads. This would allow not only children to walk and cycle to school more quickly and safely (some of these tunnels could even go underground or be elevated above main roads), but could do so year-round, rain, shine, storm, hot or freezing. Teachers could use these paths too, and of course anyone else who wants to use them to get to their destination. After all, though the tunnels could connect schools, they would likely pass by various other residences, shops, restaurants, parks etc. and so would be beneficial for any pedestrian or cyclist, especially in less-than-ideal weather conditions.
They would also encourage more walking and cycling year-round, thus helping the environment and improving general health. They would also help the poor who can't afford cars.
Developping our telecommunications infrastructure. This could encourage more people to communicate via the internet, possibly encouraging more telecommuting and conferencing, which woudl help to take more cars off the roads and save people and companies money.
They could also be of benefit to people with more limited mobility who don't want to get their wheelchair wheels stuck in snow.
Spin off industries from these projects:
Direct spinoffs: cement, solar panels, fiber-optics.
Indirect spinoffs: shoes, bicycles
Savings: medical costs owing to improved health and reduced pollution levels in larger urban areas. Lower gas prices owing to reduced competition for gas.