America’s Greatest Invention?
Today I celebrated our Independence Day by driving a few hundred miles on America’s great interstate highway system. Originally built to move our troops across the country in case of attack, is it still one of America’s greatest inventions? Spending 63.2B in taxpayer dollars (ARTBA) and killing nearly 40,000 citizens a year (NHTSA), is it time for some innovation? With over 46,876 miles of black asphalt can we reinvent Eisenhower’s transportation system? Perhaps we can design a system which:
- Doesn’t rely on foreign oil to function
- Restores urban and social fabric
- Increases community instead of inducing road rage
- Restores natural habitat corridors
- Increases safety
- Runs entirely off clean energy
- Saves individuals and families money
- Maintains the free flow of goods
- Spurs economic development and reduces reliance on tax revenue
