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MoistLobst3r t1_jd8dqwd wrote

South Korea does this and the solar panels in the middle provide shade for bicycles to ride underneath too. Not saying we'd do that on 95 here but be an added bonus " most bikable state" yayyy

I know there's an up front cost to these investments. The answer to " why does it have to come out of our pockets" is because to advance our society it has to come from somewhere at some point in time and that point is time is now and hopefully the where is us.

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/south-korean-20-mile-solar-bike-highway-generates-electricity

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metatron207 t1_jd9172u wrote

> why does it have to come out of our pockets

It's either that, or it comes out of the pockets of those who are already wealthy, and they continue to charge us for the privilege of accessing infrastructure that should freely benefit everyone. I'd much rather pay my small part of these costs and have it available to everyone than help the rich get richer.

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thehonorablechairman t1_jdbnwsn wrote

What if we took it out of the pockets of the wealthy, but didn't let them continue to charge us? Can we do that one? They've been taking shit out of our pockets for ages now.

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rectumish t1_jd9x4jx wrote

I think that would be one heck of a great bike path if we could stop the cars from crashing to the left.

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mangoruby t1_jdbcihn wrote

The money comes from the fed who print as needed. Your money and this whole economy is a joke

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RobertLeeSwagger t1_jdbp0lq wrote

The new solar incentives in the IRA are pretty substantial so no better time than now.

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