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Community => Transportation, Mass Transit & Infrastructure => Topic started by: Lunican on December 08, 2009, 11:18:18 PM

Title: The Future of Highways in 1958
Post by: Lunican on December 08, 2009, 11:18:18 PM
A lot of this actually came true... unfortunately.

The shape of our cities will change as expanded highway transportation decentralizes our population centers into vast urban centers. With the advent of wider and faster expressways, the commuters radius will be extended many miles...

http://www.youtube.com/v/ZhVii2Kmtyg&hl=en_US&fs=1&
Title: Re: The Future of Highways in 1958
Post by: Reaper man on December 09, 2009, 06:01:28 PM
man...  they sure had some interesting imaginations back then. ;p
Title: Re: The Future of Highways in 1958
Post by: David on December 09, 2009, 06:28:26 PM
Maybe in another 50 years...

Very "minority reportish".
Title: Re: The Future of Highways in 1958
Post by: Lunican on December 09, 2009, 10:49:10 PM
It's so weird that they literally fantasized about the day when all the buildings would be replaced with highway interchanges.

"New hopes, new dreams, and a better way of life for the future!"
Title: Re: The Future of Highways in 1958
Post by: buckethead on December 09, 2009, 11:14:30 PM
Quote from: Lunican on December 09, 2009, 10:49:10 PM
It's so weird that they literally fantasized about the day when all the buildings would be replaced with highway interchanges.

"New hopes, new dreams, and a better way of life for the future!"
It is rarely fruitful to discard thousands of years of human wisdom and tradition.

Wonder what they'll be saying about the internet in 70 years.