Since we’ve heard a lot about infrastructure improvement, I thought it might be interesting to look at the economics of interstate highways and where enviromental impacts are considered.

Here’s an interesting paper published in 2006.

http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:B-QN7iVxKC8J:www.interstate50th.org/docs/techmemo2.pdf+interstate+system+economic+benefit&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us&client=firefox-a

A site that lets you determine where to meet someone “in the middle”….

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/a-cool-way-to-meet-in-the-middle-and-cut-driving.php

I made a mistake in a web search and ended up considering whether to live in a box….

http://microcompacthome.com/

Treehugger.com put together an overview of electric vehicle development. I’ve seen a few of these and, for urban commuting (which is much of America’s driving), they make a lot of sense. Speaking of sensible, it’s fun just to look at some innovative machines where care has been taken to engineer the energy systems. Hurrah for scale appropriate, sensible, and thoughtful design!

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/07/17-electric-cars-overview-2005-to-2008.php