• Baggins@piefed.social
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    2 months ago

    Like they used to be? In UK we have miles and miles of waterways. Birmingham has more mileage of canals than Venice and is just one hub on hundreds of miles of navigable water. We used to use them a lot and would be doing ourselves and the planet a favour by using them again. Not everything has to be delivered yesterday.

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      2 months ago

      New York State too. There was a huge network of feeder canals attached to the Erie Canal. It’s what made New York City a significant place

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      2 months ago

      There is a fairly strong network around. Basically able to transport freight throughout the EUs core on inland waterwasy. However: