The year 2030 sounds far off. (62) a way, the number itself arouses images of silver unitards (紧身衣) and hovercrafts(气垫船), just (63) 2010 probably did to people back in 1990. A lot’s changed since then, but more has stayed (64) the same, which is part of the problem.
For the last half century, by and large, Americans have driven to work by themselves in a car. Chances are (65) your commute takes longer than your parents’ did, and theirs took longer than their parents’. As we’ve (66) from city centers into suburbs, we’ve created a work-life illustration (67) by confused traffic and longer commute times. That’s not exactly (68) . So what comes next
We’ve heard a lot about the future of the mobile workforce, about how a generation of Dilberts are soon to be freed from their cubicles by telecom (69) that allow us to work from home, or from anywhere, for that matter, even (70) we’re not all bloggers. It sounds good, but that vision’s been around for years, and (71) , corporations are spending billions on new environmentally friendly office buildings.
As how and where we work (72) , it’s become the general (73) that cities will grow and suburbs will shrink.
Reliance on public transportation is already on the rise. Ridership (74) during the recession. The (75) factor was the rise in higher fuel prices.As public transportation (76) on a greater role and more transportation hubs have to be built closer to places of work, the (77) of our office environments will likely increase.
When asked to envision American cities in 2030, architects and urban planners tend to cluster (78) a few central ideas:more public green (79) both on the ground and on rooftops; and new buildings that reuse water and (80) a portion of their electricity through on-site wind turbines and solar panels. Not quite hovercrafts and silver unitards, (81) a vision of the future that’s different enough.