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Recent events in Philadelphia have exposed the need to address infrastructure failure in American cities. I apologize for being unable to provide links to support my topic since I am posting from a mobile device. One particular incident involving a small sinkhole has piqued interest..
A parked car was on a small sinkhole in a North Philadelphia neighborhood in late July. The small hole turn into a ditch over 6ft. deep in a matter of hours, causing the neighborhood to be without water until the issue could be rectified. Water main breaks, bridge damage, etc. seems to be an increasing problem for American cities.
I recall Obama speaking of infrastructure restoration in the past. Research has proved this will be an expensive and possibly daunting task. Where is the money going to come from to begin to TRY to address this issue? And public safety is in harms way when our roads and water and sewage systems are practically crumbling underneath us. Will it take a major failure or catastrophe to bring this to the forefront?
Last edited by Vernesther; 09-03-2013 at 04:45 PM..
Reason: smartphones arent so smart..lol..
Will it take a major failure or catastrophe to bring this to the forefront?
Well; not exactly.
But it will be ever increasing taxes (from where exactly doesn't really matter- because it all comes from OUR POCKETS in one way or another.
How, and under what timeframe can make critical differences. For instance, the City of Atlanta is under Federal MANDATE to fix, or pay fines (both of which are ongoing).
This issue was a focus of Obama's campaign though..Am I wrong to think he was blowing smoke for votes? Current weather trends are making the problem worse. For those who specialize in architecture, can this issue be addressed a little at a time or will this require a massive project?
Water main breaks and bridge collapses can happen even with new construction, so simply rebuilding is not going to make the problem disappear. Usually the problem is poor construction, not deterioration (for example, the bridge in Minnesota).
The solution to the problem of general deterioration is for cities to have an active program of inspection and replacement. I live in a suburb that was developed about 60-70 years ago and every year they have sewer/water line replacement projects. Since they are usually under the roads, a new road ends up being put in. The sidewalks are inspected and replaced every ten years (actually the city is divided into 10 zones).
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