It turns out we can, in fact, build things. Time to build sidewalks.
I-95's collapse and resurgence within two weeks should give us hope: we can build infrastructure if we gave even one single sh*t about it. Who's got a trillion dollars?
A few weeks ago, FHWA Administrator, and former Colorado DOT Executive Director, Shailen Bhatt posted this on LinkedIn:
He’s right, of course. There was a united focus. The affected portion of the highway that burned and broke was retrofitted with new support and asphalt within two weeks. Transit saw a bump and people didn’t collectively lose their minds…
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