Oh and don't forget: this past week was Cheating-on-Meh-lahnya-with-Porn-Stars, no wait, Cheeseburgers-in-Bed-at-6:30 PM…no, really: it was Infrastructure Week!
Same thing with mass transit…In NYC they have a machine shop making solenoids and motors for the 1930s-vintage signal system that controls the subways. Can't buy replacement parts for that stuff any more. Whereas spending zillions for a new line is relatively easy.
About the time I left the Bay Area, BART was the talk of the town. They were selling it like I couldn't believe. I was skeptical. 5 years after I left, though, trains started rolling. I never rode it until 1994 when I was in town to see Pink Floyd at the Oakland Coliseum. Made me a fan of light rail.
I grew up with SF MUNI, and it worked fine. I had a student pass, so it was dirt cheap to get around. Cable cars were just part of the system then, not so much of a tourist attraction. Streetcars took me out to the zoo and Playland. I hear the old 7th St. Greyhound terminal is about to get demolished, shame. It was a big part of my transportation back then.
We moved to the burbs, too. That's why the Dog mattered to me. 35¢ to ride Greyhound from Pacifica to the City, then walk a block to Market and catch a bus anywhere I wanted to go.
The top example was Delor Street, St. Louis. A lot of bridges of similar age have been replaced in the area. The bridge over the former rail yard on Compton Avenue looks bad (surface consists of patches and patched patches) and should be replaced soon.
Meanwhile, we're still waiting for Donald's plan to
enrich investors for investments they already madefix our infrastructure. Fuck.Oh and don't forget: this past week was
Cheating-on-Meh-lahnya-with-Porn-Stars, no wait,Cheeseburgers-in-Bed-at-6:30 PM…no, really: it was Infrastructure Week!Infrastructure improvement found at Eschaton
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Same thing with mass transit…In NYC they have a machine shop making solenoids and motors for the 1930s-vintage signal system that controls the subways. Can't buy replacement parts for that stuff any more. Whereas spending zillions for a new line is relatively easy.
For the uninitiated why might be visiting the Bay area: which bridge is that?
And please don't say AOT,K.
“There is an abundance of capacity, Maroney said, ”
That's helpful.
My maternal grandfather helped build the Golden Gate Bridge, and it's still up…
Yeah, he was on that, too. And the Mt Davidson cross. He was a real head-busting union guy back in the day.
About the time I left the Bay Area, BART was the talk of the town. They were selling it like I couldn't believe. I was skeptical. 5 years after I left, though, trains started rolling. I never rode it until 1994 when I was in town to see Pink Floyd at the Oakland Coliseum. Made me a fan of light rail.
I grew up with SF MUNI, and it worked fine. I had a student pass, so it was dirt cheap to get around. Cable cars were just part of the system then, not so much of a tourist attraction. Streetcars took me out to the zoo and Playland. I hear the old 7th St. Greyhound terminal is about to get demolished, shame. It was a big part of my transportation back then.
We moved to the burbs, too. That's why the Dog mattered to me. 35¢ to ride Greyhound from Pacifica to the City, then walk a block to Market and catch a bus anywhere I wanted to go.
They're planning an upgrade to a pneumatic tube system. <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Washington%2C_D.C._Miss_Helen_Ringwald_works_with_the_pneumatic_tubes.jpg/1280px-Washington%2C_D.C._Miss_Helen_Ringwald_works_with_the_pneumatic_tubes.jpg"/>
The top example was Delor Street, St. Louis. A lot of bridges of similar age have been replaced in the area. The bridge over the former rail yard on Compton Avenue looks bad (surface consists of patches and patched patches) and should be replaced soon.