Notices tagged with infrastructure, page 7

“serving for 24yrs. He used his #Gl Bill benefits to go to college,& become a #teacher. He served as both the #FootballCoach & the advisor of the #GayStraightAlliance.
“I share this background both because it's impressive in its own right,& because you see in no uncertain terms how it informs his record. He worked w/ #Republicans to pass #infrastructure investments.He cut #taxes for working #families. He passed a #law to provide #PaidFamily & #medical leave to Minnesota families.
#HarrisWalz2024

“Significant reforms to #immigration & #border policies that would have addressed the crisis at our southern border were blocked by #Trump because he didn’t want the problem solved. He wanted to exploit it for personal political gain.

“Since 2014, I have had the honor of being mayor of #Mesa, the nation’s 36th-largest city & one of the most #conservative. Under Trump, American #cities didn’t get the support they deserved. #Infrastructure week was made into a joke.

#VoteBlue #Harris2024

"...govt aims to launch [an automated freight network] in select areas by 2034 before introducing it on the busy Tokyo-Osaka route, PM Kishida announced on July 25"
"...estimated construction cost per 10 km is 25.4B yen ($165M) for above-ground infrastructure and 7B to 80B yen for the underground tunnels"
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15363084
🔸Ignoring existing freight trains allows excuse to spend billions of taxpayers' money?🤔
#Japan #infrastructure #WhiteElephant

Arko San Juan in Manila, Philippines

The only remaining section of an aqueduct that used to supply water to Manila during the Spanish occupation.#colonialism #infrastructure #bridges #ruins #water #aqueducts #section-Atlas
Arko San Juan

Anderton Boat Lift in Anderton, England

The world’s oldest boat lift is also known in the United Kingdom as the "Cathedral of the Canals" and one of the "Seven Wonders of the Waterways."#water #rivers #canals #infrastructure #engineering #boats #section-Atlas
Anderton Boat Lift

Sen. Jon Tester has worked to secure nearly $629 million to bolster high-speed internet access for households and businesses across Montana. Read more: https://bit.ly/460DKN9
#MTPol #MTDems #HighSpeedInternet #Infrastructure

"[Japan's] Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry has proposed [transporting] goods on median strips or through underground tunnels along expressways"
"According to a survey of construction companies...a system linking Tokyo and Osaka would cost up to ¥3.7 trillion"
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/business/economy/20240623-193996/

🔸Why reinvent the wheel when you get to spend trillions reinventing railroads😬
#Japan #WhiteElephant #infrastructure

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Age 50+? Take this survey about your bike-riding and contribute to research: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7706636/50-Cycling-Survey-Year-5. If you take Part 2 you get to evaluate various infrastructure types, what you'd do, and comfort level.

#BikeTooter #BikeNite #cycling #BikeCommuting #BikeEverywhere #BikeLife #BikeLove #CycleSport #transportation #infrastructure #RoadSafety

'Joke of a state': Texans resorting to fast food app to track outages slam utility company

#texas #abbott #gregabbott #fail #infrastructure #ercot #centerpoint #whataburger #gopliesabouteverything #gopseditioustraitors

https://www.alternet.org/texas-fast-food/

@jeffowski
#StopProject2025 and #VoteBlue if you care about:
#DiaperDon being on the Epstein client list
#sanity
#infrastructure
#climate
#justice
#jan6terrorattack

«Help us bring Internet to all»

Useful as well as educational information can be found on @wikipedia, among others. However, depending on the situation, even in the EU and USA, for example, you cannot access them offline. In this regard, you can use the free @kiwix tool developed by @WikimediaCH.

🐦⬛ https://kiwix.org

#freetoolfriday #freetools #wiki #offline #wikimedia #information #infomobil #infrastructure #internet #kiwix #mobile

Baltimore’s Red Line to be light rail – again

Officials now turn to funding, alignment and an aggressive plan

Gov. Wes Moore’s charge to resurrect an east-west transportation line in Baltimore took another step forward Friday with the announcement that the state will seek to build a second light rail line through the city.

https://marylandmatters.org/2024/06/28/baltimores-red-line-to-be-light-rail-again

#news #maryland #baltimore #transportation #infrastructure

Pilchowice Hydroelectic Dam in Pilchowice, Poland

The tallest stone dam in Poland was opened by Kaiser Wilhelm II himself.#electricity #dams #water #infrastructure #engineering #section-Atlas
Pilchowice Hydroelectic Dam

Gozo Aqueduct in Kerċem, Malta

This 19th-century aqueduct provides insights into how water was supplied to Victoria on the island of Gozo before modern plumbing.#islands #infrastructure #aqueducts #water #section-Atlas
Gozo Aqueduct

CNN: ‘Catastrophic landslide’ closes critical mountain highway between Wyoming and Idaho #TetonPass #infrastructure #WY #ID

We need deeper public-private partnerships & more investment to make #infrastructure more resilient. Join @AspenDigital 6/10, 11-12 ET, for "Managing Your Worst Digital Day" to hear from @cdurkovich, @vishaal_h, @pueshkumar & @philvenables: https://www.aspendigital.org/event/managing-your-worst-digital-day/ #cybersecurity