Originally Posted by
tandempower
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.
You do realise that "snowbirds" are traditionally the elderly retired folks ... right?
You might start your investigation into this by determining exactly how many snowbirds there are in North America. How many retirees follow this migratory pattern? What are their habits? In other words, do they drive straight down to their destination or do they make stops along the way? What is the impact on tourism and the economy? You could also look at what happens in other continents.