There is a lot to be learned from this. It’s contemporary to talk about the boom/bust cycles of fracking towns out west. Building a bridge or a nuclear power

There is a lot to be learned from this. It’s contemporary to talk about the boom/bust cycles of fracking towns out west. Building a bridge or a nuclear power station is a much bigger commitment than simply building the structure and getting it operational. It outlasts political memory. I lived in Pittsburgh and remember one way bridges (like a fast path for morning rush hour, but screw getting home) and lots of sort of ad hoc things. They never had a fire wipe the place out and allow for some replanning or long term planning. Worse, if you were to try to knock some things down, there is a huge emotional reaction to it (the out field walls to Forbes field are still there, two stadiums later) I remember the city tax being fairly high as well, in many places I think increased mass transit (usually costs taxes) plus some tolls or something to discourage use on some bridges (read: another tax to use the bridge you were taxed to build) would make sense. Probably a federal bail out or mass closing of bridges are the only options. You are right, it’s not easy.