This tunnel story (via Ming) is pretty exciting.

Could trans pacific trains be more energy efficient than ocean liners? It would be conceivable to sum up the costs of hardware, manpower, ports, rail maintenance, and so on…

More importantly, will the tunnel designers make space for bike/ped access?

I’d pay good money to bike the 68 mile long tunnel. Tunnels aren’t exactly scenic. But think how fun it would be to know you’re riding 180 feet below the surface of the Bering Strait. Think how amazing it will be to bike from the eastern edge of St. John’s, Newfoundland to the western tip of Land’s End, England. That’s a concept, huh?

The 2007 Tour de France includes a time trial through the “middle access tunnel” of the Chunnel. In other words, it’s possible to bike from France to England. Making the arrangements might be tricky. We’ve got some time to sort it out. The Russian tunnel won’t be online anytime soon.
[tags]Bering Strait, tunnel[/tags]