tagged w/ CJ: American Potholes
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This was an exercise for a class but also an exorcism of my frustration. When you live in a world class city, with so much wealth that it is unimaginable, and still have to be tortured by the inefficacies of a federal and local funded transit system eventually it starts to get into you. The CTA with a managing staff of 400 people you will think will have at least a good idea of how to operate.This was filmed in 2006, four years after I moved to the city and nothing had changed, today 2008 the story remains the same. That is why this video is CURRENT. This was an exercise for a class but also an exorcism of my frustration. When you... more
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Nearly one in four bridges needs repairs, and the average age of America's bridges is 43 years -- seven years shy of the maximum age for which most are designed, according to the report, titled "Bridging the Gap."
It would cost at least $140 billion to repair all the nation's bridges if work began immediately, a nationwide safety organization said in a comprehensive report Monday.
The price tag will rise if the repairs are delayed, the group said.
"States simply cannot keep up with bridge maintenance," the report warns, adding that 73 percent of U.S. road traffic -- and 90 percent of truck traffic -- travels over state-owned bridges.
"Almost one in four bridges, while safe to travel, is either structurally deficient, in need of repair, or ... too narrow for today's traffic volumes...
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Imagine what the roads (AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS) could be like if the Bush Administration hadn't lied us into a war and wasted 3 trillion of our tax-payer dollars....?Nearly one in four bridges needs repairs, and the average age of America's... more
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Since the I35 bridge collapsed into the Mississippi river last summer, a new bridge has been under construction. But at the same time, several other bridges in the area are being labeled potentially unnsafe and are also being town down, creating a mess for drivers in the Twin Cities area.Since the I35 bridge collapsed into the Mississippi river last summer, a new bridge... more
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Nancy is a mother of three fighting to get everyone out the door and get herself into work by 9 AM. Showers, breakfasts, sprained fingers...all in a morning's work for this mom. Making her life harder is the brutal commute from the suburbs into the city of Atlanta due to a poor mass transit system and engineering & maintenance of the roads and highways. A typically 20 minute drive becomes an hour drive in rush hour if everything is perfect on the roads. Experience the congestion, the frustration, and the stagnation that is Atlanta traffic. Nancy is a mother of three fighting to get everyone out the door and get herself into... more
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Its not everyday that a story literally shows up on your front doorsteps. Check out what's happening with New Orlean's Infrastructure nearly three years after Katrina.
How can you tell if the infrastructure in New Orleans is sound? Should what the Army Corps of Engineers does be taken as final fact and truth? Should they be critiqued? Ever???
See how New Orleans residents are feeling about their relationship with the government agency responsible for keeping them safe.
Its not everyday that a story literally shows up on your front doorsteps. Check out... more
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The town of Port Gibson, Mississippi is in need of your help. Declared "too beautiful to burn" by Ulysses S. Grant during the notoriously destructive Vicksburg Campaign of 1863, Port Gibson has become one of the most historically significant towns in the South. Now, a highway expansion project and almost twenty years of indecision and infighting threaten to transform Church Street, a lovely, tree-lined avenue, into a major interstate. Meet a few locals determined to save this national treasure.
Help unite the community around an Eastern bypass!
Sign the petition to save Port Gibson at:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/save-port-gibson-mississippi
For more information on other ways you can help the cause, please visit:
www.portgibsonheritagetrust.org
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A Pete's House Production
A film by Grady McGahan
Shot by: Robert Northrup
Archival Footage: Robert Clark
Music: "The Second Battle of Port Gibson" by Lonesome Mel, Mary Mac, and Larry
Special Thanks: Bob Thibodeaux, Terry Merritt, Jane Ellis, Al Hollingsworth, Shirley & Willie Daigle, Georgia's at the Depot, and Port Gibson Heritage Trust
If you like the music, be sure to check out www.myspace.com/lonesomemelThe town of Port Gibson, Mississippi is in need of your help. Declared "too... more
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The ASCE estimates it'll take $1.6 trillion of the next five years to shore up America's infrastructure. For years, US infrastructure was envied around the world and seen as a secret to its economic success. But now, the money needed to keep it up is being allocated elsewhere. We're doing a Collective Work on this. Get involved!The ASCE estimates it'll take $1.6 trillion of the next five years to shore up... more
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