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> I wonder if that's something which will be possible again in my lifetime. Is there a historical situation where a form of travel was long forgotten only to b
by xattt 3y ago
> I wonder if that's something which will be possible again in my lifetime.
Is there a historical situation where a form of travel was long forgotten only to be brought back decades or centuries later?
My thought goes to the Viking Colonies in Newfoundland.
- Breza 3y agoMy toddler loves the movie Moana. Turns out part of the movie is based on a real historical time period where Polynesian people stopped sailing long distances to colonize new areas. https://historydaily.org/disneys-moana-depicts-an-actual-event-in-polynesian-history/5 https://historydaily.org/disneys-moana-depicts-an-actual-eve...
- Sharlin 3y agoNot really forgotten, but trams/streetcars definitely went out of fashion in many places and have been making a comeback in the form of modern LRT systems.
- Tangurena2 3y agoMany tram lines were built by developers at a time before cars were affordable. Otherwise there would have been no way for the homeowners to commute to work.
- Sharlin 3y agoYes, except I don't think developers have built tramlines anywhere but the US (and also the expansion to the suburbs didn't quite happen that way). I'm talking about the period of time that in Europe started in the 60s, and in the US earlier due to the earlier rise of the personal car, when many cities abolished their tram systems due to being "old-fashioned".
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- jbc1 3y agoRegion dependent on exact dates but common bicycle ownership predates common car ownership by 40 years or so. So a lot of existing cities that are introducing dedicated bicycle infrastructure likely fit.