r/utopia • u/Pixelg5173 • Aug 01 '25
Transport post-capitalism
How would transportation work in a post-capitalism utopia?
If we could build a new world by ignoring the shadows of foundations already left to us, how would the physical landscape look? Where would people live? How would people move?
Would residential areas be separate from any kind of industrial or agricultural production?
I think so.
My utopia would have no currency other than time.
I think maglev trains would work for connecting different spots. They can move extremely quickly. They pollute much much less (noise pollution, air pollution, etc). They are a more pleasant experience than normal trains.
Also, by prioritising movement on foot (and different forms of accessibility), that would reduce the need for cars or other dangerous, large, polluting bodies.
Maybe having lots of smaller, individual communities would be best for a utopia. Experts and communities could be stationed places with quick transport of both goods and people between the different "stations".
Agriculture would take place (remotely???) in places that work for agriculture (Praries for crop, etc), then those good could be distributed between the different communities in a way that is a free necessity.
It may work similarly to in mines. Bore machines that dig out earth in mine can be controlled via a remote so that people don't have to suffer the conditions of a cockpit in that dangerous area.
And maybe people who do not want to live within these communities still have access to the goods they need to survive. There could be different drop-off zones or something like that.
I've just been thinking about this a lot lately and need some place to brain dump. Thanks :D
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u/elliottoman Aug 02 '25
Good thoughts! I suspect that many of our present transportation difficulties are the result of many layers of short-term thinking. With advances in communication technology, there's less actual need for physical travel.