{"id":29246,"date":"2018-03-15T15:07:28","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T20:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/?p=29246"},"modified":"2018-03-15T15:26:34","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T20:26:34","slug":"republican-infrastructure-plan-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/15\/republican-infrastructure-plan-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"The Republican Infrastructure Plan In Pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Republcan Governor Tim Pawlenty&#8217;s bridge:<!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29247\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29247\" style=\"width: 1003px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29247\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/15\/republican-infrastructure-plan-pictures\/minneapolis-bridge-collapse\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/minneapolis-bridge-collapse.jpg?fit=1003%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1003,667\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"minneapolis bridge collapse\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I 35W Mississippi River Bridge (Bridge 9340), August 1, 2007.  Thirteen dead.  &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/minneapolis-bridge-collapse.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/minneapolis-bridge-collapse.jpg?fit=604%2C401&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/minneapolis-bridge-collapse.jpg?resize=604%2C402\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/minneapolis-bridge-collapse.jpg?w=1003&amp;ssl=1 1003w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/minneapolis-bridge-collapse.jpg?resize=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/minneapolis-bridge-collapse.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/minneapolis-bridge-collapse.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/minneapolis-bridge-collapse.jpg?resize=650%2C432&amp;ssl=1 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I 35W Mississippi River Bridge (Bridge 9340), August 1, 2007.  Thirteen dead.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>RickScott&#8217;s foot bridge:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29248\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29248\" style=\"width: 769px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29248\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/15\/republican-infrastructure-plan-pictures\/pedestrianbridgecollapseintunivmiami\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/PedestrianBridgeCollapseIntUNivMiami.png?fit=769%2C485&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"769,485\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PedestrianBridgeCollapseIntUNivMiami\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Pedestrian Bridge, Miami, 15 March 2018.  This was a brand new bridge. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/PedestrianBridgeCollapseIntUNivMiami.png?fit=300%2C189&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/PedestrianBridgeCollapseIntUNivMiami.png?fit=604%2C381&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/PedestrianBridgeCollapseIntUNivMiami.png?resize=604%2C381\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/PedestrianBridgeCollapseIntUNivMiami.png?w=769&amp;ssl=1 769w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/PedestrianBridgeCollapseIntUNivMiami.png?resize=500%2C315&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/PedestrianBridgeCollapseIntUNivMiami.png?resize=300%2C189&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/PedestrianBridgeCollapseIntUNivMiami.png?resize=768%2C484&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/PedestrianBridgeCollapseIntUNivMiami.png?resize=650%2C410&amp;ssl=1 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pedestrian Bridge, Miami, 15 March 2018.  This was a brand new bridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There was so much hope for that bridge:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First-of-its-kind pedestrian bridge \u201cswings\u201d into place. \u201cFIU is about building bridges and student safety. This project accomplishes our mission beautifully,\u201d -President Mark B. Rosenberg. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x8gPM9A4DG\">https:\/\/t.co\/x8gPM9A4DG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/worldsahead?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#worldsahead<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mPEMeh2zmw\">pic.twitter.com\/mPEMeh2zmw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FIU (@FIU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FIU\/status\/972529770683564033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Republicans in Congress have kept funding away form Amtrak.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/video\/recent-amtrak-derailments-51888715<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29253\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29253\" style=\"width: 589px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29253\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/15\/republican-infrastructure-plan-pictures\/republicaninfrastructureplan\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/RepublicanInfrastructurePlan.png?fit=589%2C613&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"589,613\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"RepublicanInfrastructurePlan\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&#8220;Earlier this week, Donald Trump released a plan to modestly reduce federal infrastructure spending. He, and much of the media, presented it as a \u201c$1.5 trillion\u201d infrastructure stimulus. As with most Trump products, the discrepancy between the plan\u2019s branding and its substance was built on shameless lies.&#8221;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/RepublicanInfrastructurePlan.png?fit=288%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/RepublicanInfrastructurePlan.png?fit=589%2C613&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/RepublicanInfrastructurePlan.png?resize=589%2C613\" alt=\"\" width=\"589\" height=\"613\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/RepublicanInfrastructurePlan.png?w=589&amp;ssl=1 589w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/RepublicanInfrastructurePlan.png?resize=500%2C520&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/RepublicanInfrastructurePlan.png?resize=288%2C300&amp;ssl=1 288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Earlier this week, Donald Trump released a plan to modestly reduce federal infrastructure spending. He, and much of the media, presented it as a \u201c$1.5 trillion\u201d infrastructure stimulus. As with most Trump products, the discrepancy between the plan\u2019s branding and its substance was built on shameless lies.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/daily\/intelligencer\/2018\/02\/trump-has-no-infrastructure-plan-blame-the-gop.html\">See this NYMag report for the rest.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global\/2018\/jan\/30\/us-crumbling-infrastructure-trump-state-of-union-address\">From The Guardian:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It will also probably be greeted with a shrug in cities such as  the biggest city in Maryland, 80 miles north of the Harry W Nice Memorial Bridge. To drive along North Avenue, a main thoroughfare running from east to west, is to run the gauntlet of divots and humps left by heavy buses and trucks pounding the asphalt in the summer heat. The road is a craggy patchwork where pipes have been dug up but then not properly repaved and where the outlines of long unused streetcar tracks are re-emerging.<\/p>\n<p>Street kerbs are cracked or collapsed while traffic lights dangle from overhead cables and sway in the wind. In 2014, East 26th Street collapsed in heavy rain, washing away cars. The 101-year-old Hanover Street Bridge is notoriously riddled with potholes. Trains linking New York and Washington are forced to slow down when they pass through the major bottleneck underneath the city that is the Baltimore and Potomac tunnel, which opened in 1873.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The collapsed East 26th Street in Baltimore in 2014. Do not &#8230; <strong>DO NOT<\/strong> &#8230; fail to watch this video to the end:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MrNluXrrHKY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We even have our own forgotten and forlorn infrastructure in My Fair City. Our Republican mayor and our Republican state house rep (Sarah Anderson) have manged to keep work from being done on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plymouthmn.gov\/departments\/city-council-\/goals-objectives\/county-road-9-bridge-advocacy\">this annoying bit of infrastructure.<\/a> I just hope it does not fall down.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.plymouthmn.gov\/departments\/city-council-\/goals-objectives\/county-road-9-bridge-advocacy<\/p>\n<p>I know, I know, it is not all Republicans. Democrats too, to some extent. But the fact is, the Republicans have more fallen or crashed stuff on their hands, and in the state houses and Congress, they are the ones stonewalling the process.<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to this all changing once a) we throw the bums out (at the Federal and state level) and b) we then hold the Dem&#8217;s feet to the fire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republcan Governor Tim Pawlenty&#8217;s bridge:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29255,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5026],"tags":[5203],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SchoharieCreek_first_interstate_bridge_collapse.jpg?fit=920%2C574&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5fhV1-7BI","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29246"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29246"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29257,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29246\/revisions\/29257"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}