THIS is what is teaching our children
AAA links to an article in todays Star Tribune regarding the talks going on about the replacement to the St. Anthony Bridge. He highlighted one quote in particular that deserves it's own special fisking.
"Judith Martin, director of the urban studies program at the University of Minnesota, said anybody hoping for something grand and fancy should rein in their expectations. Federal highway bridges tend to be "extremely utilitarian" with more attention paid to load bearing ability than design. "Think about all the interstate bridges in the Twin Cities. Are any of them memorable?" she asked."
Think about this Ms. Martin. The St. Anthony Bridge was designed for looks. Do I really need to remind you what happened to that bridge Ms. Martin? Forty year old bridges should not just collapse Ms. Martin - unless they are not designed to bear the weight load of 140,000 to 150,000 cars a day!
Given the choice between driving over a bridge that looks pretty and one that is designed to handle the traffic demands of a growing metropolitan area, I would venture to guess that my fellow citizens would agree with me in this simple statement....
WE WANT A BRIDGE THAT WILL NOT FALL DOWN WITH US ON IT MS. MARTIN!!! I'm guessing that this is a safe assumption to make.
"Judith Martin, director of the urban studies program at the University of Minnesota, said anybody hoping for something grand and fancy should rein in their expectations. Federal highway bridges tend to be "extremely utilitarian" with more attention paid to load bearing ability than design. "Think about all the interstate bridges in the Twin Cities. Are any of them memorable?" she asked."
Think about this Ms. Martin. The St. Anthony Bridge was designed for looks. Do I really need to remind you what happened to that bridge Ms. Martin? Forty year old bridges should not just collapse Ms. Martin - unless they are not designed to bear the weight load of 140,000 to 150,000 cars a day!
Given the choice between driving over a bridge that looks pretty and one that is designed to handle the traffic demands of a growing metropolitan area, I would venture to guess that my fellow citizens would agree with me in this simple statement....
WE WANT A BRIDGE THAT WILL NOT FALL DOWN WITH US ON IT MS. MARTIN!!! I'm guessing that this is a safe assumption to make.
Labels: 35W Bridge collapse
posted by The Lady Logician at
8:04 AM
2 Comments:
"Forty year old bridges should not just collapse Ms. Martin"
Now you just sound like Amy Klobuchar.
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Anonymous, at 10:06 PM
Maybe - but there is a difference. A well built bridge that is 40 years old WON'T collapse. A 40 year old bridge that is designed to LOOK GOOD rather than perform under pressure on the other hand.....
LL
By
The Lady Logician, at 7:26 AM
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