That’s the question I asked earlier today at Twitter.  You answered a combination of new tech, like broadband and the internet; high-speed rail; and greater concentration, density, and walkability. Here with a sampling of responses from the twitterverse.  I’ll add more as they come in:

L.Carlos Freire-Gibb carlos9900: the equivalent of the highways today are the broadband internet, public transportation, electric & energy system

James D. Schwartz jamesschwartz: We can learn a lot from China (I’m in China now). High speed electric trains and segregated cycle tracks

Brian Kelsey civicanalytics: Career pathway system with portable accounts for workers.

Marcus Hartman KilovDanilov: Internet Infrastructure such as increased FiberOptic networks and more communication/GPS satellite

Garry Golden garrygolden: Reset? Vision of Connected Cars… Driver situational awareness and ‘grow with flow’ can address many mobility issues t

James D. Schwartz jamesschwartz: Bike infrastructure and electric trains!

Jace Deloney JaceDeloney:  Walkable Cities are the 21st Century Interstate Highway System. In a Post-Peak Oil world, urban concentration = innovation.

Rob Webster RobWebster:  First reset – subways, second reset – highways, third reset – high speed rail.

jenny spadafora jspad: @Richard_Florida The 21st century highway system is the internet; need open high speed access everywhere.

Christian Catalini ccatalini: @Richard_Florida google…

Jim McAndrew jimmyrocks: What is the equivalent of the interstate highway system for today’s Reset? (via @Richard_Florida) I hope it involves bicycles & trains!

Wendy Waters wendy_waters: @Richard_Florida interstate equiv for today’s reset: anything that makes urban density liveable: parks, bike paths; variety of dense housing

Bob Cohn 1bobcohn: Broadband.

Stephen David Beck sdbeck: @Richard_Florida The answer is: the Internet is today’s interstate hwy sys.

Blanda Nace BlandaNace: High Speed Wi-Fi and 4G cell networks.

CornCob backtothecity: @Richard_Florida a national broadband system?

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