2050.

[jvlm.123 0]

What do you think the world and your country will be like in 2050?

 

I live in Ireland.

 

1. Population of Ireland is approaching 8 Million.

2. 4 Million dwellings on the island.

3. 2.5 Million of these are less than 50 years old.

4. Multi-Centred Metropolis between Larne & Wicklow (Distance - 269.7 kilometres). Population 4.8 Million (Or 60% of the total population).

5. This comprises the towns and cities of - Larne, Belfast, Lisburn, Newry, Dundalk, Drogheda, Dublin and numerous other towns/villages/hamlets.

6. Tuskar Tunnel completed (Linking Rosslare to Holyhead in Wales). It is now possible to travel from Ireland to Britain and on to mainland Europe by train.

7. Completion of Belfast Orbital Route.

8. Completion of Dublin's (second) Orbital Route.

9. 51 Million people pass through Dublin Airport alone in 2050 (2004 - 17 Million).

10. Belfast now has a light-rail system connecting the City Airport (not the International Airport) to the City Centre and outlaying suburbs.

11. Dublin Metro completed. Dublin now has Suburban Rail, DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transportation), LUAS (Light Rail - Luas is Irish for speed) and Metro Rail Systems.

12. Beaufort Tunnel Completed (Linking Larne to Scotland).

13. Greater Dublin Area population around 2.5 Million.

14. Greater Belfast population around 1 Million.

15. Cork population around 516,000.

16. Limerick population around 320,000.

17. Galway population around 217,000.

18. Waterford population around 200,000.

19. Derry population around 160,000.

20. Heavy construction of Motorways and Dual Carriageways between the major cities almost completed.

21. Ireland reunited in 2025-2035 (according to Wikipedia it's expected).

22. Around 20% of the population is born outside Ireland. Ireland is now one of the most multi-cultural countries on Earth.

23. Cork becomes the fifth largest pharmicutical centre in the world.

24. Construction of the new rail line between Derry and Limerick (381.4 kilometres) completed.

25. Global warming has given Ireland a new climate. Tropical weather is experienced in Summer (Highest temperature recorded - 50 Celcius). Extreme Winters occur, with heavy snowfall (Coldest temperature recorded - -30 Celcius).

26. Skyscrapers become more and more common around Ireland's cities - Dublin becomes one of Europe's Skyscraper Cities.

27. Ireland is now the richest country in the world (2006 - 4th richest).

28. Most of the population is employed now in either Commerce, Services, Retail or High-Tech Industry. Agriculture has decreased steadily throughout the century.

29. Population density 92 per sq. km. (2000 - 68 per sq. km.)

30. Most of the population are now urban - dwellers. 50% live in either Dublin or Belfast. 20% live in other large cities.

31. The EU has expanded further, nearly all European countries (including Russia) are part of it.

32. There is a financial collapse when an Earthquake hits Downtown Tokyo or another similar catastrophe in a major city, it, however, only lasts a few weeks.

33. The USA pull out of Iraq in 2008/9/10 and give in to Kyoto when Global Warming causes a shift in world weather patterns.

34. Canada and Australia both become Presidential Republics.

35. The entire world is now metric.

36. Air travel is shortened dramaticially - it is now possible to fly from Dublin to New York in under an hour.

37. Space travel becomes one of the most popular (and affordable) holidays with easySpace.

38. A human walks on Mars.

39. Cars are now powered by Hydrogen Fuel Cells.

40. Possible collapse of the E.U. or U.N.

41. There are talks of building settlements on the Moon.

42. There are fully functioning articificial eyes and legs.

43. Internet crime is now the most common form of crime.

44. Extension of lifespan to over 100.

45. Underground cities are common (especially in Japan).

46. Cars that drive themselves on Smart Highways.

47. Global Electronic Currency in use.

48. 3-D Video Conferencing possible.

49. Robotic pets common.

50. Robotic servants common.

51. Virtual Reality becomes impossible to distinguish from reality.

52. Foods can be genetically altered (to taste better, to be fat-free, to contain more vitamins, etc...)

53. Skyscrapers grow to unimaginable heights (5 kilometres +).

54. Earth population around 10 Billion.

55. Korea is reunited after long negociations (It is now all capitalist).

56. People in Cuba are now able to eat in McDonald's, drink Coca-Cola and drive Ford cars after the death of Castro and fall of Communism.

57. Various forms of electronic addiction become a problem.

58. Records (Remember them?), cassette tapes, compact discs and DVDs become rarer and rarer, with online retailers (eg. iTunes) selling MP3 and MP4 formats cheaper.

59. Some records show up in museums.

60. Major (rival) multinational companies merge or are taken over. Such companies like: McDonald's-Burger King, Coca-Cola-Pepsi, Apple-Microsoft, Sony-Philips, etc...

61. Poverty in the third world is abolished by another Live Aid/Live 8-esque concert and the willingness of first world countries.

62. There are more political parties in the U.S.A., like in Canada, Ireland and the U.K. now.

63. China and India now emerge as major world powers.

64. Probably a few more wars from now.

65. Terrorism might grow beyond the control of government systems.

66. Some computer viruses are more dangerous than terrorism.

67. Cyprus reunited.

68. HIV/AIDS may still be a problem, but will be drastically cut (especially in MEDCs).

69. New fads/trends will appear since now and then, obviously, but what kind (in your opinion)?

70. Most people (worldwide) now live in urban areas.

71. Iran may go to war (probably with the U.S.A. and/or Israel).

72. Fall of communism ideas and ideals worldwide.

73. There will be the Olympics/World Cups etc... since now and then, where will the host cities/countries be?

74. Technology advances further (even SMALLER MP3/MP4 players, mobile phones (cell phones), etc...).

75. The Year 2038 Problem ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem ) turns out to be nothing (Like the Year 2000 Problem), but is an obsession of the media in 2037.
76. The government system in Ireland will be similar to the USA now. With the four provinces acting like US States. The provinces are:
       1. Leinster (Capital: Dublin)
       2. Ulster (Capital: Belfast)
       3. Munster (Capital: Cork)
       4. Connacht (Capital: Galway)
       Dublin will also be the overall capital.

 

So, that's what I think, what do you think, and, how will we plan for the future?

 

(Immature, I know)

[Constantina 5]

I wouldn't like the idea about the EU. There might be a thought of the EU being a single state by 2050. The way it is going, by 2050, I suggest that Britain and Denmark might be out of the EU by then. Denmark would be falling in love with their kroners the same way as they do now.

So would Athens, which might have declared independence not only from Greece, but from the EU too. Greece's capital by then might be Salonica or Sparta, and Athens would be a nuclear power by then selling surplus energy to adjacent countries.

Athens, by then might have undergone an economic miracle, and by then, possibly, big corporations and companies would have their international headquarters in Athens. The BBC might be broadcasting in Athens as well.

The currency in Athens might be the Drachma again. Internationally, the euro might lose about 20% of their value in 2000, or even hyper-inflate. But no doubt that the Yeni Turk lirasi might never inflate again, by then, would be called simply the Turkish Lira.

The Iraqi security situation might be more stable then, and possibly Israel would still have disputed territories, although the UN and about 82% of the world might recognise the Palestine as an independent. Iran would be quite in a state of international conflict, but I wouldn't know how big it would be.

5km high Skyscrapers to my opinion would still be a dream back then. Thanks to Virgin Galatic, space flights would be common, but would still cost twice the yearly average wages. Intelligent robots would be still in experimental stages.

Islam by then might be the most popular religion by then, but the religion itself might have been modified, so there are only the good bits in them. Hinduism and Buddhism would be also the most practiced religion. Christianity would have been relegated to Eastern Europe, the holy land, Parts of Africa and the Americas. I think the 'by then newly independent' Athens would be practicing Hinduism more than Orthodox by 2050.

Arabic countries might lose some economic oil strength, but not too much. Plenty of oil would still be in the grounds, but nuclear power bought from Athens, Britain and maybe Denmark might be the main source of energy.

By 2050, Athens, Britain, Turkey, Georgia and Denmark might have close alliances, more closer than the US. Their alliance might be known by then as the Scandi-Anatolian Union. Not as powerful as the EU, but still with friendship.

Tibet and Kashmir might have declared independence from China and India respectively. It might happen with the intervention of the Scandi-Anatolian Union, which by then, the member states might have big military arms.

[jvlm.123 0]

That's an interesting idea about Athens. And Israel/Palestine also. I find it quite believable that the Drachma will return to be Greece's currency. I saw a report recently that Italy might go back to the Lira if the Euro doesn't work out.

[Constantina 5]

Good point, jvlm.123. But I am still revising my other post to explain my point of view of 2050 further, so keep watching.

[Jasoncw 11,840]

For Detroit:

1. The CBD will be stronger, it will have more events and the city will get more touristy.
2. The wealth of Grosse Pointe (one of the richest places in the US) will start spilling over into the bordering lower east side of Detroit (one of the poorest areas in the city).
3. Sprawl will continue, and the inner suburbs will continue to decay. People will realize the effects of sprawl (I don't know if it would stop though).

The main thing is that instead of the social and economic division being between the city and it's suburbs, I think the division will be more about areas within the city. There might be a strong division between Downtown, the renewed east side, and indian village (an R$$$ area) and the rest of the city.

I think more historic buildings will fall, but I also think a new skyscraper or two will be built as well. I wouldn't be surprised if another world HQ of a well known company found it's home here either.



As far as architecture goes, to me it seems like they will get more egotistic, with a little bit of art deco vibe. Comparing some of the new buildings being built (especially those space ship ones) with older international style buildings, that's what I'd guess. But the building materials themselves will probably keep on getting cheaper and cheaper and more prefabricated. I think housing will get more ornamental though with more busy looking roofs and setbacks and stuff. I say this comparing the mcMansions with 50's styled ranch houses. I think buildings in general will be getting more colorful too. I don't know what the profesionals have to say about the future.

[ginchael 1]

Hmm...since I live in the US and I'm sure there will be plenty of people who will want to do this, so I'll just focus on around where I live, The New York City Metro Area. 

1. Climate--New York has a temperate climate as of right now.  By 2050, I predict that New York will have the climate that the Carolinas have today.
2. Population--I think the population will stay essentially the same, but change demographically:  Inner New York will become predominantly more Arab and Asian.
3. Suburbs--The suburbs will spread more to the North, South and East rather than the West due to restrictions in the new New Jersey Highlands Bill, which severely cuts the availablity for developement any further west than it currently is.
4. Gentrification--A lot of the old industrial towns (Newark, Jersey City, and so on) will become much more upscale, while the middle suburbs will become the decaying areas.
5. Transportation--Hopefully by then the US will have a nationwide Maglev network, if only the bare skeleton connectly the major cities like Washington, Chicago, LA...and New York.  Hopefully there will be a stop in Penn Station or Grand Central, or perhaps that new terminal they are planning in Ground Zero.
6. Skyscrapers--Speaking of the World Trade Center Site, that should be done by then, right...?  Other skyscraper will be built in Midtown and Downtown, the usual areas of that sort of contstruction.

And that's all I can think of right now...

[jvlm.123 0]

Yeah, that's a good idea, if you live in the U.S.A. or Canada, since their land areas are so large, maybe you could do your own State or Metropolitan Area.

[GMT 389]

actually, i don't believe in snow in la due to global warming...
it's more like la turned to an abandonned, earthquake-destroyed 50°C+ desert ghosttown... (appocalyptic, i know)

that EU thing is quite possible

but i really don't think ireland will get as important as you proposed... no offense tho!
i think it will gain importance, no way around it, but i don't it will turn into such a place with an NYC like metropolis as you said.
but who knows... it's our future, man, so let's make it as we wanna have it

[hdorriker 190]

I don't think there will be a single building in Colorado that is present now that will continue to exist by 2050. They will all be replaced with new buildings built exactly the same as they were before.

I think the land value in Boulder, CO in particular, will become so astronomically high that the purchasing price for a entry-level, 600-square-foot townhome will be well into the millions as the result of massive in-fill development.

Also, suburban development will consume every square mile of land between the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and Interstate 25 north of Colorado Springs. Creating a massive rectangle of suburbia that abrputly drops off at a probably completely vacant Wyoming.

Basically, a situation fertile for a Kunstlerian energy apocalypse. Millions of people separated by too much space over to much area for any modern economy to function without modern transportation.

I am cynical, yes.

[Metropolis 11]

All cities will continue to grow, skyscrapers will be built reaching for the sky and the population will rise, But think about the kind of games we will have. I mean I cant even imagine what a simcity will be like in 2050. It would be awsome!

[xiziz 11]

by 2050, i suppose my country, Sweden will have:
1. Finaly decided Stockholm really needs a Ringroad
2. Stockholm aproaches the size that it really neads congestion-tolls(they are allready inplace...)
3. There is enough money to build a subway to the suburbs where i live(50km east of Stockholm)
4. The whole country will probably be a lawless wasteland filled with maiancs and polarbears
5. Hopefully i wont be living here when that happens, if im even living(which i doubt).
6. I should have built my own spaceship ^^

of cource, all that could be avoided... if we just could get some half-decent politicans in the game.
Yes, sure i dont like the ones that run USA, but to give some happiness to all ye yanks, i dont like the swedish ones eather.

[Rectification 13]

In 2050...

I will be in my 70's.

 

Medicine will be better (and I will probably pass for a 50 year old in today's standards).

 

Urban areas will become denser (less sprawl).

 

More people will die in an elevator related accident than automobile accidents (ahhhhhhhhhhhha! splat!)

 

More cases of cats falling out of 32nd floor windows (don't worry they can walk away from it).

 

Indoor Wildlife refuges

 

We will be able to create a genetic blueprint for anything, and know what it will look like and do before we make it.

 

WW3  (Your computer WILL fry up from the space blast).

 

BRIC 4 will be the superpowers (Brazil, Russia, India, China)

 

US will be a fallen superpower and a bankrupted nation.

 

 

 

 

 

[DuskTrooper 314]

In 2050, in Houston...

we will probably have 4-6 ring roads/freeways....
(610, BW8, partial loop 6, US99, etc etc etc)

The inner city will become dense, but, sprawl will continue

The freeways will STILL be under constant reconstruction

HOPEFULLY, METROrail will finally be under expansion

There will still be a lack of zoning (but the developers would hopefully be smarter by then)

we should have a few more skyscrapers

Downtown, TMC, The Galleria, Greenspoint, and Greenway will connect (skyline wise)

The Medical Center will be larger than most well sized cities' downtowns.

Uptown will get a few more uberscrapers

Houston will have annexed all of Harris county, adding about 50% to the city's population before annexation

Houston's energy companies will hopefully be focusing on alternative energy, etc, since we may be out of oil by 2050 (probably will, in fact)

And more stuff, once I think of it

[XpirAment 0]

Concerning Omaha, NE in the year 2050:

Mass transportation abounds- monorail, and street rails.

(Much like hdorriker points out for his city of Denver) Omaha will see vast gains on urban infill.

The city will have tripled in population from 400,000 to 1.2 million.

Omaha will feel the border crunch as we take up every inch of available space in Douglas county.

Omaha will become a technology-manufacturing hotbed. Likewise, we will become a major cultural center for the region or perhaps whole US.

All of our malls (save perhaps Westroads) will have been demolished and turned into New Urban developments.

(and a side note about jvlm.123's item #40 War is outlawed by the UN.: The UN can only exist if the world is not peaceful. It's Orwellian Newspeak to call it the United Nations, when the only functions it can perform are when countries aren't united. The tools of the UN are sanctions and blue helmets. The only way the UN can ban war is by dissolving itself, thereby allowing countries to pursue peace through more natural methods rather than sanctions and blue helmets. )

[your_adress_here 11]

I think that in 2050:

Canada's population will have reapidly grown.

As the weather gets warmer, we will have more developable land and thus a much better economy.

More and more Americans will come to Canada.

The NDP will be the most popular party.

Toronto will grow to become one of the worlds largest cities.

[topcliff 1]

here are my ideas for SACTOWN!!!

1. the population is currently at 2 mil. (including suburbs) with the ever growing housing market and the rapid production of high rise condos in downtown, the population will eventually be 3-5 times the current pop.

 

2.  with the use of lots of urban and EXTREMELY post modern architecture the skyline might be as modern as any Asian city.

 

3. with the freeways already growing worse than LA(yes, LA!), the city will destroy some buildings to widen the Capital Freeway and construct more onramps. this will also lead to more bridges/tunnels being built to cross the Sacramento River.

 

4. the oldest buildings in the city will eventually be paved over, as two of them have been. anyone who's ever been to Sacramento will know about Old Sacramento.

 

5. a new hospital complex is being built by Sutter's Fort and might cross one of the busiest freeways in North California. at the expansion rate of the hospital, it will eventually get permission to tear down an old church across from Sutter's Fort.

 

6. with all the worries of massive flooding, the levees are going to have to be reconstructed so that their taller, and more durable. Sacramento, in that time period, might end up like New Orleans. we are already taking action now.

[screamingman12 30]

Washington D.C.

1. There will be laws passed limiting the extent of lobbying (thus preserving the country for another two hundred years)

 

2. A jet powerd bullet train will be runnig between D.C. and Moscow, making it possible to get there in under a day

 

3. D.C. will probably then be either part of Virginia or Maryland

 

4. all cars would either be hydrgen fuel-cell powered or battery-electric

 

5. the Metro will be replaced by a tram system (as it continues to fail)

 

6. private space travel will be common-place

 

7. there would be no remembrence of George Bush (the current pres.) as the country moves on by leaps and bounds

 

8. stem-cell resarch would provide cures for cancer and AIDS

 

9. AMTRAK will be replaced by a national monorail system

 

10. the tallest building in the world will be the national HQ of the United States Robotics Corperation

(dwarfing the sears tower by 1,000 feet )

[phillyb86 0]

well the world in 2050 i think will be much similar as it is today. obviously a few minor changes as oil runs out and climate in britain will either be tropical or entering into an ice age (probly gunna b the first 1). africa will still have large areas of poverty despite the aids of sir bob geldof and britain will probably not be part of the EU 

[rbdetsport 0]

Detroit will get back up to 2,000,000 or more!

[nycsc4 5,250]

In 2050 I would say St. Louis Missouri would have:

 

increased population to around 2,000,000(city population)+

increased population to around 6,000,000(metro area)     =approx. 8,000,000 people.  (for all of you from the East and West Coast even now St. Louis is not a cow town, as you say)

 

lots more skyscrapers, some of those are under construction today.

 

Chesterfield, the richest suburb in Missouri, and one of the richest in the US will have increased is population from 50,000 to over 100,000 people, making it the largest suburb in Missouri.

 

Downtown St. Louis will be completley revitalized, this is already in progress.

 

Crime will begin to drop, also has already began to happen

 

St. Louis will begin to hold more major sporting events, the superbowl, the All Star game, the NCAA championships.

 

The all star game is comming in 07 (i think)

the figure skating championships just happened

the NCAA was here last year, and is also comming back within the next few years.

looks like most of this has already happened.

 

the Metrolink will be extened to Chesterfield, and other areas around St. Louis County.

 

and we will hold a lot more large companys, we are already ranked number 7 for fourtine 500 compaines headquarted here.

 

i will be back later with more.

[topcliff 1]

also, i would like to add that 1) Sacramento, CA is not a small town (anymore). in some magazine (Prosper. Business Journel, Times, something like that) Sacramento was called the Next New York. and 2) Sacramento is the Most Diverse City in the United States, according to an early 2005 census. i did not edit my other post because this is a complete other topic from what i mentioned earlier. and i DO feel it belongs here.

[aragon23 0]

In futur Canada will the 5th econ power and Population of Canada double or triple by immigration. The car fly by new technology and Quebec became a Country and is the 6 th superpower because in 2030 petroil dissapear of Earth and Quebec live with water electricity source

[Jasoncw 11,840]

China will take the United States role in the world, at least as far as economy and natural resource consumption, pollution, and military.

The United States mistakes will catch up, and yea, we won't be the top dog anymore.

The parts of Europe with no, or negative population growth will be running into problems.

Africa will be the new asia (with job outsourcing). It currently is already overpopulated, but it will be even more-so then.

Alot of our favorite rock bands from the 80's and 90's will be dead/dying, and only we will care.

[fivedayrental 0]

Metro NY Changes

1)Transportion

   a) Replacement of the Tappan Zee Bridge (87/287) with 14 lane tunnel (2 decdicated for bus, 2 decidated for trucks) with light rail connecting Hudson Valley airport to White Plains and Rockland County, eventually connecting to Grand Central Station

    b)Upgrading all MTa, Metro North and LIAA passenger trains higher speed ones with increased capacity. Also with this, increased parking spaces at train stations

    c)Construction of Rout 7 in CT to 8 lane expresswayl linking Norwalk to New Milford via Danbury

    d)Upgrade I-84 to 10 lanes from Newburgh (NY) to Hartford (CT)

    e)Expansion of LGA, JFK, and Newark Airports

    f)Construction of 10 lane expressway/bridge from I-91 in New Haven CT to to 25A in LI (near Brookhaven State Park)

2)Devolpment

    a)Older neighborhoods in the near outer suburbs (usually with 1 acre lots) will be sold as one to devolpers to build townhouses and oher pedestrian friendly neighborhoods

   b)Increased devolpment in Northern Westchester and Putnam County (NY)..particually Yorktown and Peekskill will boom

    c)NJ will have no more devolpable land (other than parks and etc) by 2020

    

[topcliff 1]

oh, and by at least 2020 the Regional Transit system will go so far out into the burbs that it will eventually connect with BART, and will then go underground, elevated and through buildings. and by 2015, i'll finally be an architect and design some scrapers downtown!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[J.A.P 0]

my predictions

USA may go bankrupt, because of BUSH

We might travel to mars

And there wouldnot be poverty

-JAP-

[xiziz 11]

i got another one...

In 2050 the world will look like Tokyo today, how Tokyo will look is up to the Japanese Dreams ^^

Cheers
//Sim

[nicoflorez 0]

In Buenos Aires:

The population here will be in 20 millon without the metro area.
Buenos Aires will turn into a Megalopolis, absorbing nearby cities like La Plata, Moron and San Nicol

[phattonez 1]

Date: 1/23/2006 4:43:53 PM
Author: your_adress_here
I think that in 2050:


Canada's population will have reapidly grown.


As the weather gets warmer, we will have more developable land and thus a much better economy.


More and more Americans will come to Canada.


The NDP will be the most popular party.


Toronto will grow to become one of the worlds largest cities.

quote>

I was actually thinking of moving to Toronto for a while (I live in a suburb of Los Angeles right now).

Anyway, I think Los Angeles will grow at a higher pace than people think. All of the residences here are low and med density. Once LA gets high density, it will grow unimaginably (it is the largest city in the country). Some high density has already started near Staples Center, there is no limit to how far it can go.

[Duke87 1,070]

2050 is a bit too far ahaead to really predict, this is all pure specuation. Still, I'll add my own about NYC metro, perhaps a bit biased by what I personally would like to see happen:

-the second avenue subway is (finally) completed

-MTA takes over PATH service, and extends it one stop further so it stops at Newark Airport

-the N and W trains go to La Guardia Airport

-the Oyster Bay-Rye Ridge Bridge is built, and connected to the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway, arguably giving NYC a complete beltway

-a supersonic train travels from NYC to London in just over an hour

-an underground highway crosses manhattan connectin the Queensboro bridge with a new tunnel from 59th street to New Jersey, with exits at 3rd avenue and the Westside highway

-another one connects the Lincoln and Queens-Midtown Tunnels, joining the two pieces of I-495

-another one connects the holland tunnel and williamsburg bridges. Coupled with an underground Bushwick Expressway and a highay connection to the holland tnnel in hoboken, I-78 now ends at JFK Airport

-a new westisde highway viaduct is constructed from the Brooklyn-Battery tunnel to 59th street. Exits are at West Thames St, Vesey St, Hubert/Laight Streets (connection to Holland tunnel and lower manhattan expressway),Houston St, W 14th St, W 23rd St, W 34th Street (connection to Lincoln tunnel and midtown expressway), and West 57th street (connection to the first underground expressway I mentioned)

-the High Line is rehabilitated and converted to a walking trail.

-a bridge connects Governer's Isand (now occupied by SUNY) to Brooklyn.

-new express lanes for I-95 start in New Haven, elevate above I-95 (and the cross bronx expressway) until the Harlem River. There, they go down, tunnel under washington heights (in one cliff and out the other), use a new 8-lane second span to the GW Bridge, ande elevate above I-95 and the New Jerey turnpike down to Newark Airport. Exits are provided at I-78, the Meadowlands, I-80, the palisades parkway/NJ 4/US 1-9-46, the Henry hudson parkway, the harem river drive, I-87, the bruckner interchange, New Rochele, I-287, Stamford, US 7, CT 8-25, The Milforrd parkway, and CT-34/I-91. Emergency staircases to elevated sections are included every quarter mile.

-the 6 train is extended to Co-op city, Orchard Baeach, and City Island.

-crosstown subway service exists at 125th street.

-the bronx gets a crosstown subway along Tremont Avenue

-the states of New York and Connecticut adopt milepost numbering, the New Yoark State Thruway is turned over to the state and the exits are numbered in accordance wtih those of the rest of I-90 and I-87.

-The New Jersey Turnpike is turned over to the state, the exits are renumbered to milepost numbering.

-the Cross County parkway is extended east to I-95.

-the cross westchester expressway is widened to 8 lanes

-the tappan zee bridge is replaced, the new bridge allows for 12 lanes of traffic on the upper level and 6 train tracks plus a bikeway on the lower level.

-the 1 train is extended down to staten island, assimilates the SIRR, and includes stops at Ellis Island and Liberty Island.

 

..and I'm tired of thinking of stuff.