James J MalcolmJan 1, 2023

@notjustbikes
My guess is it’s complaining + a political system which allows the complaints to be actioned in a fair & timely manner.

That would explain why so many things are still the way they are in Britain 😅

So the real trick is, how to use the current governance system and still get progress, be it local, regional or national.
#VoteReform #LetsDoBetter #InfrastructureNow

MClareAug 20, 2021
I've been having too much fun with @[email protected] this week creating a visualization about #bridge quality in the U.S. -- now with updating bar plots and other information #structuralengineering #bridgeengineering #InfrastructureNow https://observablehq.com/@m-clare/hexbin-map
National Bridge Inventory 2020 Hexbin Map

This map aggregates the locations of approximately 470,000 bridges in the U.S. with their overall rating on a scale of 0 to 9. The hexagon area represents the number of bridges in the vicinity, while the color represents the median rating. NBI Ratings: "Poor" Conditions: 0 - Failed Condition 1 - Imminent Failure Condition 2 - Critical Condition 3 - Serious Condition 4 - Poor Condition "Fair" Conditions: 5 - Fair Condition 6 - Satisfactory Condition "Good" Conditions: 7 - Good Condition 8 - Very Good Conditi