52Titles in the inventory
12From problem folders
0From solution folders
Detailed overview of the entire domain — including all subdivisions
Problems / Solutions
The span, the flood, the grade
A span that is already tired, a flood the drawing never saw, a grade that is still a C. Drinking-water chemistry is on the Utilities pages. The road as policy is on the Transportation pages.
Problem
Aging public works
ASCE 2025: overall C, the best since 1998. Stormwater is still a D. A nicer letter is not a rebuilt culvert.
Solution
Civic works
Know the system under the street. Keep what the lot can keep. Show up when they spend the bond.
Problem
Deficient bridges
41,685 highway bridges in poor condition, 2025. 163 million crossings a day on those spans.
Problem
Flood-blind design
Stormwater D. Dams and levees D-plus. 2,522 high-hazard dams already in poor condition.
Further writing
The rest of the grade
The leased road, the ribbon on a fake number, the county span, the filled floodplain, the curb that is still a wall, the inspection that was a ceremony.
problemSold the arteryThey leased the road. The cash was for this budget
problemMegaproject bloatThe ribbon is cut on a number that was never the number
problemRural abandonmentThe interstate gets the ribbon. The county span gets the limit
problemFloodplain fillThey filled the storage. Then they called the water a surprise
problemInaccessible worksThe curb is a wall if there is no cut
problemInspection theaterThe inspection happened. The span still fell
solutionKeep it publicDo not lease the artery to cash this year’s budget
solutionLeave the storageDo not fill the room the river still uses
solutionCut the curbA resurfacing that leaves the old curb is not a new street
solutionWalk the culvertRead the last inspection. Then go look at the plate
solutionWatch the orderThe first number is a bid to start, not a price
solutionKeep the shopKeep the county crew. The interstate will not send one
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