One of the first thoughts I had regarding the utopianism of LCF on a broader scale was to replace the migratory madness of 'snowbirds' driving up and down the highways during winter with some other method of travel that wouldn't clog up the roads or gradually destroy the environment. Imagined trains and buses as solutions to improve efficiency in the short term, but in the long term I considered a totally fuel-free society in which people can hike/bike south for the winter by organizing lodging/employment patterns that would allow them to take advantage of warmer temperatures at more southern latitudes without adding pressure/demand to infrastructure.

Even though I still see this as a good idea, I encounter more hate and/or criticism for posting it than you could imagine. Of course I realize that it sounds very pie-in-the-sky from a 'realistic' perspective, but I can't help but view southern latitudes as a simple natural solution to northern winters, and I think that a lot more people could feasibly migrate south for the winter if LCF was the dominant paradigm for getting there and/or getting around there.

Now, if this is too political-sounding as a post I hope the mods will forgive me; and to those who feel like attacking me for even mentioning this idea in reference to problem of being stuck in a cold winter situation, please understand that this is just a simple marriage of the dream of LCF with the dream of going south for the winter; both of which are obviously 'for the birds,' but maybe for humans as well . . . some day.