The death of speed will have profound impacts on our cities and suburbs, on whole industries, on a variety of retail models, even on our diets. It will change the landscapes of our lives. But it won’t leave us living in the small towns of the past.
Alex Steffen on the effects high fuel prices will have on producing and transporting goods - it's not "the death of distance", but speed.
For perspective, the trade volume at the Ports of LA and Long Beach combined are roughly equal to the container trade of Qingdao.
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