Comments on: Now Everyone’s an Expert http://www.residualforces.com/2007/08/16/now-everyones-an-expert/ A Stream of Consciousness by Andy Aplikowski on His Life, His Politics, His Dogs, His Truck, and Whatever Pleases His Fancy Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:00:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Lady Logician http://www.residualforces.com/2007/08/16/now-everyones-an-expert/#comment-39129 Lady Logician Fri, 17 Aug 2007 01:57:42 +0000 http://www.residualforces.com/2007/08/16/now-everyones-an-expert/#comment-39129 <strong>Priorities...</strong> Much has been said, in recent days, about Transportation and Bridge Inspection. EVERYONE it seems is an "expert" on the issue. There has been plenty of blame laid by the usual suspects. Yet no one seems to be talking about the important...... Priorities…

Much has been said, in recent days, about Transportation and Bridge Inspection. EVERYONE it seems is an “expert” on the issue. There has been plenty of blame laid by the usual suspects. Yet no one seems to be talking about the important……

]]> By: montanaliberal http://www.residualforces.com/2007/08/16/now-everyones-an-expert/#comment-39118 montanaliberal Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:46:41 +0000 http://www.residualforces.com/2007/08/16/now-everyones-an-expert/#comment-39118 so you're saying that when the bridge was scheduled to be replaced already in 2020, all they would do is just build the same thing (only stronger and with redundancy) and maybe add 2 lanes of traffic is all? come on... this isn't a political issue at all here, it's about future proofing something... nobody is saying build LRT into the damn thing right now, they're saying build it so that it can support LRT in the future if necessary. that amount of load is necessary just to make it be stronger than the previous bridge anyway, so it wouldn't cost anything extra in terms of strength. and what people don't get is, they'd be idiots to run LRT ALONGSIDE traffic on the bridge... if any of you have been to NYC you'd know how to run a train over a bridge... (i'll give you a hit, it's a Red Hot Chili Peppers song). so you’re saying that when the bridge was scheduled to be replaced already in 2020, all they would do is just build the same thing (only stronger and with redundancy) and maybe add 2 lanes of traffic is all?

come on… this isn’t a political issue at all here, it’s about future proofing something…

nobody is saying build LRT into the damn thing right now, they’re saying build it so that it can support LRT in the future if necessary. that amount of load is necessary just to make it be stronger than the previous bridge anyway, so it wouldn’t cost anything extra in terms of strength. and what people don’t get is, they’d be idiots to run LRT ALONGSIDE traffic on the bridge… if any of you have been to NYC you’d know how to run a train over a bridge… (i’ll give you a hit, it’s a Red Hot Chili Peppers song).

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