City Of Southfield Analysis

This particular reading assignment and the correlating group discussion really intrigued me to include it as a journal entry because one particularly interesting point was made while sharing our statements found in the book that are still prevalent in present day. In her book, A Voice from the South, Anna Julia Cooper stated, “All I claim is that there is a feminine as well as a masculine side to truth; that these are related not as inferior and superior, not as better or worse, not as weaker and stronger, but as complements” (“A Voice from the South” 277). I would say that this is very prevalent in present day. There are many statistics reported in the United States comparing single mother households and married households that support the

The Theme of Small Town Southern Life When one thinks of the South, several cultural traits come to mind. The South is best known for its agriculture, family pride, and mannerisms, especially when it comes to the female population. In To Kill A Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, this culture and small town way of life plays a large part in the story, considering that the setting is in 1930’s Maycomb County, Alabama. By enhancing the plot through the use of Southern traditions, the story seems more realistic and makes it historically accurate, due to the forms of racism and hatred, and the code of conduct in the south at the time.

According to the US Census Bureau, in the year 2000 the City of Brownsville was 83.01 sq. mi., today, the city encompasses 146.3 sq. mi. This growth has been one of Public Works biggest challenges. This development translates into an expanded service area, which puts a strain on Public Works’ other divisions to keep up with the new areas to be serviced while still dealing with inherited situations. In effect it generates longer waiting periods to address our citizen’s needs as well as our departmental goals. As the City continues to experience rapid population growth it demands more services and more from the services provided.

The population for the State of Ohio was compared in an annual estimate of the population for Ohio Counties: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006. According

Like normal roads, the National Road began to deteriorate over time and because of that, the federal government stopped funding the road and it was abandoned at Vandalia, IL for “political and practical reasons”. Originally the plans called for it to stretch from Baltimore to St. Louis but the rapid growth of railroads led to the project being abandoned. Even though it never quite reached the final goal, it did eventually stretch 800 miles. Now, present day National Road is now part of U.S. Route 40. Roads today are either under construction or in need of construction. In the year 1811, Washington and Jefferson advocated on the idea to aid western expansion, so work on the “National Road” or “Cumberland Road”. This is the first road that was surveyed by Congress in 1806-7 and built from 1811-37. This road branched from the Cumberland, MD. In order to create this massive road, it had to under very crucial

In the town of Longtown, Ohio, all races have mixed freely for nearly 200 years. This early integration town was founded by James Clemens, a freed slave from Virginia. People there have married and befriended each other no matter the color of their skin. These conditions are outstanding considering the racism outside the town at the time. We can learn from these people living in almost perfect harmony by not judging anyone by anything else other than their character. In paragraph 4 of the article “Ohio town holds rare history: Races mix freely for nearly 200 years”, the Connor Keiser states, “We were the usual Longtown family. We all looked different, and we were taught that color didn’t matter.” Keiser demonstrates how when he grew up around different colored people, no one cared. They just became friends and lived peacefully because happiness and harmony doesn’t have to be a result of segregation. Another piece of evidence that demonstrates this is in paragraph 21 when the author states, “The Tigers’ appearance often confounded opponents.

There has always been a demand for roads in the United States as roads are essential in the development of a nation. The national interstate highway system was America’s solution for the need of a road system that would stretch from coast to coast. The United States Interstate Highway System is a landmark project and often considered one of the greatest public works projects in American history by making travel by automobile faster, cheaper, safer and more convenient. New roads have been a necessity on our country ever since Henry Ford began to produce the automobile back in in 1903.

There are many beautiful locations in Michigan, urban to rural, wild to serene… Picture this reader, majestic buildings, looming high, streets packed with cars of every shape, size and color. An immense stadium off in the distance, a tremendous roaring coming from it. This is Detroit, largest city in Michigan, Car Capital of the world and

When reading The South vs. The South I come across the problem that the white Southerners had with the Republican wanting to free slaves. The problem persisted as the war continued. The view of white Southerners and Republicans which were led by the president Lincoln were different.

The beliefs of the north and the south differed greatly and conflicted with each other. They were two opposite sides of the political spectrum. The south emphasized states having lots of power and wanted slavery because they believed it was their right to own slaves, in their eyes, the central government had no right to interfere. The north was against slavery and believed it was immoral and slave were people. The north represented equality and emphasized equal rights. Since the northern and southern states needed balance, two states were admitted at a time, one free state and one slave state. Mainly, conflicts against slavery triggered the civil war, which led to 600,000 Americans dying.

Detroit is seen today as on the rise, but that is also only one side of the story. Downtown Detroit is seeing improvement; and the theory is that you build up downtown to help rebuild the entire city. But we cannot repeat the same mistakes, such as what happened with the people mover where it was supposed to connect the most impoverished communities, and downtown but follow through was never there, and the people mover mostly connects downtown Detroit.

MSTT met with Tabitha to assess her desired outcome from this situation. Tabitha explained to MSTT her desired outcome is to move to South Carliona. Tabitha stated she have been looking for a job in South Carliona and have already been in touch with a school out there for her daughters. She explained her and T.j will be moving to South Carolina and living with his sister until they are able to find an apartment. She stated she believe this is best for her at this time to get away from her mother and the boys father. Tabitha desired outcome is to have the boys remain with their father and she'll have him raise them from this point on.

The project heads in a northeast direction beginning at the intersection with County Highway M (station 1+00) and ending at the designated end of project (station 78+69.31). A new horizontal and vertical alignment were designed based on a design speed of 55 mph and a superelevation rate of 6%. The calculated minimum radius for each of the three curves designed was 1065 feet. The new design for the roadway meets the maximum grade restriction of 5% for a rural arterial. The stopping sight distance requirements calculated

Teaford examines twelve cities from 1940 to 1485 and the problems they faced. He also analyzes the ideas that those cities put into practice in order to repair these cities back into working order. He states that the main issue is urban decline and it resulted from things like population growth and manufacturing jobs moving the suburbs. He details the strategies taken and the hope that the auto industry would create a financial boom that would bring change the city into a more thriving epicenter of commerce. Unfortunately, with the jobs moving to suburbs the population followed. So instead of the cities improving the suburbs improved instead. This lead to the cities Crime and racial tensions increasing. This was followed by abandonment of city

Our transportation system, quite arguably, may embody our most vital system, as Infrastructure and Democracy clarifies, “access is the hallmark of a great infrastructure” (Jones, Reinecke). By great contrast, our roads remain a current issue. 42 percent of America’s urban highways remain congested, costing the United States 101 billion dollars in wasted time and fuel each year. Also, the32 percent of roads, in poor or mediocre condition, cost the average traveler $324 per year (American Infrastructure Report Card). Unfortunately, updating the highway systems seems longer than it may seem, as the Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimates that from proposal to completion most highways will need nine to nineteen years to fix (Leduc, Wilson 129). In addition to the roads, our bridges are failing just as much. One of every nine bridges within the United States is categorized as structurally deficient. The average bridge 42 years old, and in order to eliminate the bridge renovation backlog, our country would need to invest twenty and a half billion dollars until 2028 (American Infrastructure Report Card). However, in 2013, the United States only invested 12.8 billion dollars in bridge reconstruction and repair (American Infrastructure Report Card). Also, our countries transit