The Proposal Of Potholes In New York City

Beyond the road reconstruction, in 2012, out of all traffic death, pedestrians accounted for 16.16% which is the 5th highest in the nation and 3rd highest in the child pedestrian fatality rate.3 This indicates that the state and city developers need to take in account more pedestrian and cycling safety measures in their city planning and

One possible solution to Austin’s traffic problem is to expand the busy roadways where most traffic congestion is found. Widening these roads would help alleviate traffic issues near the downtown area of Austin as well as other busy and

The traffic problem in Atlanta drains both time and money for thousands. It has been shown that Atlanta drivers spend on average 51 unnecessary hours behind the wheel each year (WSB Radio, 2013). That’s more than two 24 hour days spent sitting in traffic. During all this time spent, Atlantans end up spending upwards of $1000 per year on gas and collectively use 63,000,000 gallons of gas each year while sitting in traffic (WSB Radio, 2013). Traffic in Atlanta has been a huge waste of time and money for Atlantans for years and something needs to be done to alleviate the

Proposition 35 simply gives state and local government the flexibility to use private sector engineers and architects to complete long overdue highway, rail transit and other projects sooner, safely, and at $2.5 billion savings to taxpayers. Supporters of Proposition 35 highlight a few important points, including thousands of overdue highway and rail transit projects that must be completed to alleviate traffic and prepare us for the next quake. In order to complete these thousands of projects both Caltrans and private sector engineers and architects are needed to complete those projects. However, Caltrans bureaucrats stand in the way of accomplishing this by severely restricting government's ability to contract with the private sector. Proposition 35 is the answer to these problems. Proposition 35 is

How many times have you been on the road when your car begins to bounce because of how bad the roads are? In Wisconsin, 71% of the roads are in bad shape, by Shullsburg fixing their roads, this would decrease the amount of faulty roads in the state by 5%. Because of these reasons, I believe Shullsburg should look into these issues.

Imagine coming to a new city for the first time and you are visiting a college that you are interested in. When you arrive in this city, everything is beautiful and up to your liking and standards, then you exit the highway to go on the city streets where your college is located and then BOOM! Your car has just hit a steep pothole in the middle of the street. Well this is what happened to me when I came to Houston to visit Houston Baptist University. I had never encountered so many potholes in my life until I began going to school at HBU! I have hit big, small, and everything in between types of potholes, and it has taken a toll on my car which is being repaired now due to these one to two foot deep devils. There are many factors that cause potholes to appear in the streets of Houston, and there are some major effects that they cause. Potholes are a major problem in Houston and need to be fixed as soon as possible.

The next concern was met with an abundance of conversation. One of the city council members pointed out that in the project layout during the presentation, there was a lack of sidewalks. This was an important issue in order for people to walk on the sidewalk instead of in the grass. Another city council member noted that would be another fundraising project due to the high expense of adding a sidewalk next to the street as well as addition off-street parking (Bellevue City Council Meeting, October 23, 2017). This city council member also stated that they would need to be cautious when asking the public sector to come up with the funds (Bellevue City Council Meeting, October 23, 2017). However, it was agreed upon that the city had enough staff and money to pay for the sidewalks next to the

Making Pecos a better town will be difficult, but it is possible. Too many communities are held from the potential of what they could be by not doing the little things. From cleaning up, making smart decisions, and being a great citizen, we can make the world a better place. Potholes and old water pipes are some of the few problems that I would love to gladly participate in solving. A pothole is a bowl-shaped depression in the pavement and surface of roads. Potholes are one of the most commonly performed highway maintenance operations. Potholes are affected by bad weather, heavy trucks, and failure to keep up with the repair of roads. Potholes damage vehicles and have a heavy weight on our wallets. Potholes cause flat tires, wheel alignment damage, impact and damage of the lower part of the vehicle, and major accidents. Weather damages potholes even more than they already are. Cracks allow water to get into the roadway base resulting in pavement breakup and potholes. You cannot detect damage only on the surface of the pavement because once the damage has reached the surface it is already too late to address the problem. Going to the root of the problem rather than just the top layer can make a big difference on our roads. There are many ways to take steps in improving my community but these are one of the major problems. These are very common problems that happen in every community, but they are getting out of hand and need to be solved as soon as possible.

Because of the poor state of the economy the care American infrastructure has been ignored, which poses a danger to everyone that come in contact with it. Recent disasters have reminded many how important the care of American infrastructure is. America’s infrastructure gets a grade of “D” from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), which recommends that we spend $2.2 trillion on repairs and maintenance. “Much of America is held together by Scotch tape, bailing wire and prayers,” says director of the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania. But with the country no longer swimming but drowning in debt the upkeep of things such as roads and bridges, which we use every

It does affect us a lot not just me but my mother. We lived a place that have a lot of this pothole. One day my mother was drive to the park a lot in apartment and she pump to one those potholes in our park a lot. It did damage big to ours. Not just the car but she almost hit the car to a tree. It is scary things. I think effect a lot to the community because

This interview will provide a firsthand look from Ray LaHood who was the secretary of transportation during the first Obama administration. This looks at the political views and constraints around rebuilding roads and bridges. There are around 70,000 bridges and thousands of miles of roadways that need repair. One of the main issues is, politicians do not want to spend

New York faces a various number of infrastructure issues, regardless of the neighborhood status quo. Many city roads, subways, bridges, water mains, sewer systems, school buildings, and other public buildings are over 50 years old. More than 200 of New York City’s public

Mitchell Duneier, a sociologist with a rather impressive curriculum vitae to his credit, spent five years of his otherwise privileged life keeping company with drunks, derelicts, drug addicts and the homeless on the sidewalks of New York's Greenwich Village. His purpose was not to exploit the individuals whose reason for being on these streets is to drum up whatever income they can by selling books and magazines; rather, it was to learn and understand why they were there. In the process of doing so, Duneier drew his arguments and methods mostly upon symbolic interactionism perspective's theories; his focus on "shared meanings", "deviant", `laws", "individual (and social) interactions" flourish throughout "Sidewalk."

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

With the overall objective in mind of providing public transportation to all Americans, we have to understand all of the different modes of transportation that need to be reconstructed and funded properly. America is a geographically diverse nation and all need to be taken into account to meet the growing demand of transportation over these differing regions. First off, we have to address states that must begin to rely on ferry transport across bodies of water. The ferry system needs adequate funding so that commuters can cross bodies of water such as the Puget Sound and Chesapeake Bay. Docks, landings, ferry boats, and employees will all need funding to ensure that this happens. Water public transportation is an unutilized territory and in this growing age we hope to help it strive. We plan to rebuild ferry landings