Bushfires and the 15-kilometre traffic jam
Dangerous fires and a bottlenecks when fleeing bushfires

"There will be people caught in their cars, trying to get out of the area...When wildfires tore through the county of Maui in Hawaii earlier this month, leaving more than 100 people dead, some whom perished in their cars on the gridlocked road out of the town."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-25/wollondilly-residents-road-upgrades-bushfire-traffic-bottleneck/102776522
#planning #sprawl #ExitRoutes #FossilFuel #bushfires #risks #cars #traffic #roads #gridlocked #Bellingen #WaterfallWay

I don't know which is more entertaining, watching civil war breaking out in the GOP or Congress being gridlocked for the next two years??

All I know is, I'll be watching and having some popcorn... 😏 #Gridlocked #GOPClownShowContinues #RepublicansAreDestroyingAmerica

Keeping the small town character of the NSW's Mid North Coast or kicking out everyone who can't afford to be there.?
"Coastal villages are under threat everywhere, the ethos, the history of #village lifestyle that makes up the north coast of NSW"
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-09/crescent-head-development-prompt-local-fears-nsw-mid-north-coast/101835006
#traffic #gridlocked roads #sewerage #parking #2TheHighestBidder #developments