tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post7348410378841203411..comments2024-03-01T07:43:16.529-06:00Comments on Smart City Memphis: Detroit Aerotropolis Takes FlightUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-76409728153791097302008-11-03T19:38:00.000-06:002008-11-03T19:38:00.000-06:00Sort of related.I found this in a NYTimes piece ab...Sort of related.<BR/><BR/>I found this in a NYTimes piece about the new found life of the Erie Canal in NY.<BR/><BR/>"One gallon of diesel pulls one ton of cargo 59 miles by truck, 202 miles by train and 514 miles by canal barge"<BR/><BR/>I had an airline pilot tell me once that a large jet (MD-11 or 747) burns from 5-7 gallons per mile. Also recently I had an Amtrak conductor show me his employee news brochure that gave a predicted 10-15% growth in rail transit predicted in the next 2 years. (given that was passenger travel, freight might be another story.)<BR/><BR/>This might as well be a red herring in concidering future civic investments in air transit. Also considering that Memphis has itself hedged with a diversified range of transport modes, would it not be prudent to be a strong contender in all ways out of town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-30250779238054834182008-11-02T11:20:00.000-06:002008-11-02T11:20:00.000-06:00Funny, I could have sworn that international comme...Funny, I could have sworn that international commerce and trade, in fact the integrated world economy, was created by the likes of the Dutch East Indies trading company around 1400. Not Fed Ex. This revisionist history (IMHO), which places a global economy in recent terms alone, is one of many mythologies which leads to an obfusction and continued misunderstanding of the contemporary economy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com