Transportation

Transportation largely depends on location. While electric transportation has become the go-to for colonies out of necessity, diesel and gasoline powered transportation has remained popular and in some cases the most popular form of transportation within Earth. The reduction in Earth’s population, as well as advances in emission control and price management have allowed individuals a greater freedom in how they choose to transport themselves.

While electric vehicles are more common overall, poorer areas often resort to gas or diesel, and enthusiasts are still are a common sight. Rudimentary hover technology exists, but is often reserved for smaller craft. Laws passed within cities often forbad hover vehicles from entering within a certain radius, due to the vehicles often being able to achieve air-time quite easily and otherwise not meshing well with previous wheel-based driving infrastructure.

Certain Earth cities have begun to take from the efficient design of colony cities, and have begun to more liberally incorporate maglev and other integrated transportation. While this is rare to see in much older cities, newer ones have made it a point to incorporate as much colony based technology as they can to both modernize and welcome tourists from outside the Earth sphere.

Space transportation is common, and private shuttle companies exist to ferry individuals or groups offworld for a modest price. Trips to the moon are ESU operated and tend to be cheaper, while most others fall into the realm of private companies. Inter-colony trips tend to be run between colonies, often at a discount.