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Saturday, July 17, 2010

Back to Gravel: More Signs of the Singularity!

WSJ -- found via Atrios:
Paved roads, historical emblems of American achievement, are being torn up across rural America and replaced with gravel or other rough surfaces as counties struggle with tight budgets and dwindling state and federal revenue.

1 comment:

jollyspaniard said...

And China is building high speed rail.

You might find this interesting, parts of Detroit are returning to farmland:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jul/11/detroit-urban-renewal-city-farms-paul-harris