How about we get that wish in, say, 10 or 20 years instead of your strawman scenario? Transforming cities to be walkable/bikable does not take that long, if you’re serious about it.
Personal cars are going to be here for way longer than 20 years, but 20 years is still long enough to build a lot of solar panels, so the same questions still arise. What will your answer be?
Tops of buildings, over canals, may be even over roads and rail.
It isn’t that far out of reach that a car park gets covered in solar panels, then the next developer reuses them when redeveloping the site for denser development.
How about we get that wish in, say, 10 or 20 years instead of your strawman scenario? Transforming cities to be walkable/bikable does not take that long, if you’re serious about it.
Personal cars are going to be here for way longer than 20 years, but 20 years is still long enough to build a lot of solar panels, so the same questions still arise. What will your answer be?
Tops of buildings, over canals, may be even over roads and rail.
It isn’t that far out of reach that a car park gets covered in solar panels, then the next developer reuses them when redeveloping the site for denser development.