In need to find hundreds of billions of dollars for new investments, the federal government would benefit from the most favorable borrowing conditions if it were clear that the intended investments would lead to the creation of a new infrastructure of transportation and production where efficient use of resources would allow economic activity to take place without bumping against the physical limitations that we are currently limited by. Global warming and higher oil prices being the most obvious symptoms.
To build such an economy, we need to communicate a vision that supports blueprints created by architects, urban designers and inventors re-thinking the way we organize and use our physical space. While many Americans are moving back to the city and the ratio of vehicles per driver is falling rapidly with mass-transit and car-sharing services on the rise, the growing sentiment in the population is that we have no choice but to evolve toward sustainable and livable societies.
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