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3:00PM
DEC 19 2007
Guilt tripping
From American Heritage, Jack Kelly on the last day of the great trains. High-speed trains and the meaning of time: Why should every waking moment be taken up with work? Spend time thinking in beautiful surroundings. Automobiles and immigration are both about freedom – and American society must get the best out of both, as it will not survive without either. Garage Mahals: Architects turn their attention to the problem of parking. On the bustling New York subway, prudence keeps people silent in the face of all sorts of irritating behaviour – including the ugliest misogynist rant. Here's a transit map of the world’s transit systems. Air travel is booming as the world gets richer, but one issue looms: who will pilot all those planes? Guilt tripping: Flying tops the list of eco-sins, but redemption is in sight. How much global warming results from air travel? The answer depends on whom you ask.
