"Assuming these rates of increase do not rise – a tenuous assumption at best – our population will rise by an added 200 MILLION in less than 50 years."
If you think traffic congestion is bad now, just wait. The best part is, most local and state governments can't afford to build new roads, and onerous regulations implemented since the 60s make building new roads even more expensive.
You'll get people saying that we need "smart growth" to avoid these problems--but their idea of "smart growth" has nothing to do with population and everything to do with roads and housing.
Enjoy living in your high-rise chicken coup in 50 years. It'll be fun, won't it?
20 - "Enjoy living in your high-rise chicken coup in 50 years. It'll be fun, won't it?"
See the Charleton Heston movie, "Soilent Green" for a good portrayal of what this will be like.