Mobility Matters Daily #95 - One small gap

Or why you cannot drive from Santiago to Portland.

Good morning friend.

This is the third in this week’s series of emails showcasing some of my favourite transport-related videos. This one shows some very practical problems that are daily routine for many transport planners, but on another scale entirely.

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How one small gap shows the insane challenges transport engineers must overcome

The channel Real Life Lore is one of my favourite YouTube channels. The reason I love this video about the Darién Gap is how it shows that even if we can physically build something, it doesn’t mean we can. Filling this gap makes a lot of sense from a connectivity perspective, but its just not feasible to do so.