To accommodate increasing population density, cities will require massive changes to infrastructure, including more efficient and environmentally friendly transportation — such as personal human flight, writes Gwen Lighter for CNNOpinion
Gwen Lighter is the founder of the GoFly Prize, the multi-million dollar global challenge to create personal human flight machines. The opinions expressed in this commentary belong to the author. View more opinion at CNN.
Lost amid the contentious rhetoric in Washington is a bill before Congress that actually has bipartisan support. America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 is a $287 billion spending bill to fund highways, bridges and tunnels, with grant programs to provide infrastructure for hybrid, electric and alternative-fueled vehicles.
This is an important first step, but it is akin to putting a bandage on a severed artery. America's infrastructure is in dire need of repairs.The American Society of Civil Engineers estimates the US needs to spend some $4.5 trillion by 2025 to improve the country's roads, bridges, airports and more. According to TRIP, a national transportation research group, 44% of America's major roads are in poor or mediocre condition.
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