Transport System And Transport Policy Now

In the year 2080, the city of Aethelgard had solved the oldest human riddle: how to move without friction. The "Transport System" was a shimmering web of maglev pods and kinetic sidewalks, all governed by the . Under this policy, every citizen was allotted 5,000 "Kinetic Credits" a month. In theory, it was the ultimate equalizer.

Elias watched from the shadows of a derelict station as a "Gold-Tier" pod whisked a diplomat across the city in four minutes. Meanwhile, a crowd of teachers and nurses waited on a platform for forty minutes as "low-priority" pods were diverted to make way for the High-Contribution traffic. Transport System and Transport Policy

Elias was a "Line-Tender," a man whose job was to walk the physical tracks of the old world, the abandoned subway tunnels that the maglevs soared above. To the city, Elias was a ghost. To Elias, the city was a lie. In the year 2080, the city of Aethelgard