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I just want to throw this out as a counterpoint to the "our infrastructure is crumbling" narrative: https://www.slowboring.com/p/roads-and-bridges https://www.s
by bpodgursky 5y ago
I just want to throw this out as a counterpoint to the "our infrastructure is crumbling" narrative: https://www.slowboring.com/p/roads-and-bridges https://www.slowboring.com/p/roads-and-bridges (look specifically at the bridge part)
Which isn't to say there aren't targeted places we should improve, but I think these discussions often boil down to "everything is awful and unmaintained" which isn't true.
- LegitShady 5y agoI think the big deal here is the difference between local and national levels. The levels of gun from in the United States are high. The levels of gun crime in Detroit are catastrophic. Overall the level of infrastructure across the nation is ok. In some areas the level of infrastructure is catastrophic and local funding probably won't improve it any time soon. A bridge collapsing is a big deal especially in urban areas. I can only wonder at the luck that seems to have avoided mass casualties in this case.
- thehappypm 5y agoAll infrastructure is always crumbling. Nothing ever gets better with age, from the second a project is done it starts “crumbling”.
- giantg2 5y agoNot exactly true. Concrete gets stronger as it cures. It can take months or years to cure (or decades for the Hoover dam). So technically it gets better with some aging.
- giantg2 5y ago"these discussions often boil down to "everything is awful and unmaintained" which isn't true." Have you been to western PA? (Half serious)