I have completed the third portrait of the 6 hero construction workers who lost their lives during the collapse of the Key Bridge in Baltimore, March 26, 2024. Among the goals Jose Mynor Lopez toiled for was putting his younger brother through school to get his degree. I hope the family will use this modest image as inspiration for his children to complete their education as well.
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#KeyBridgecollapse #6constructionworkers #heroes

Today was my first bike ride down to #FortMcHenry since the #KeyBridgeCollapse. I knew what to expect as I rounded the turn, but it was still stunning.

It was also the most crowded I've ever scene the park--but maybe that was because of the Orioles game?

#keybridge #baltimore #cycling #biketooter

These six workers who perished were not "poisoning the blood of our country," they were replenishing it. This is a moment of clarity when we need to reject the national disease of #xenophobia and restore our faith in the #UnitedStates as a beacon for the best people. They may have been born all over the continent, but when these men plunged into our waters on Tuesday, they died as Americans.

#KeyBridge #KeyBridgeCollapse #ImmigrantsWelcome #ImmigrantsRights #VoteBlue

https://boingboing.net/2024/04/01/the-six-bridge-workers-who-perished-were-not-poisoning-the-blood-of-our-country-they-were-replenishing-it.html

The six bridge workers who perished were not “poisoning the blood of our country, they were replenishing it"

Reasonable people can differ on immigration policy. How many immigrants should we be letting into the country? What criteria should we use? There's plusses and minuses to every choice. I…

Boing Boing

Breaking: Baltimore's Key Bridge collapse update from the Governor:
Urgent search continues for 4 missing construction workers.
Our thoughts are with their families and the brave teams on-site.

#Baltimore #KeyBridgeCollapse #SearchAndRescue #ConstructionSafety #Infrastructure

CRS Reports – Week of 3-23-24 – Key Bridge Collapse - https://tinyurl.com/fb7d9f38
#CRS #KeyBridgeCollapse
CRS Reports – Week of 3-23-24 – Key Bridge Collapse

This week the Congressional Research Service (CRS) published a report on “Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)”. The...

From CNN.com: Reopening the Port of Baltimore could take weeks as colossal wreckage cleanup gets underway, officials say

#KeyBridgeCollapse #Baltimore #Maryland

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/30/us/francis-scott-key-bridge-collapse-saturday?cid=ios_app

Echoes of East Palestine in the Key Bridge Collapse

How unregulated capitalism continues stoking disasters and menacing our communal well-being

The Nation
A ship crashed into a Baltimore bridge and demolished the lies about immigration

Despite the right's ridiculous DEI conspiracy theories, the Baltimore bridge disaster reminded us that immigrants are what makes America great.

The Philadelphia Inquirer
Seems #I695 #KeyBridge #Baltimore #Maryland collapse #KeyBridgeCollapse from giant cargo ship impact isn't an example of crumbling infrastructure, but rather failure to update, modernize infrastructure, e.g. robust bumpers / fenders / "dolphins" to protect vulnerable bridge pier structures
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/03/26/engineers-ask-if-baltimores-key-bridge-piers-could-have-been-better-protected/
U.S. should be proactive on infrastructure updates; bridge collapse from massive cargo ship hit could be considered a failure of imagination on the part of bridge authority / DOTs
Engineers ask if Baltimore’s Key Bridge piers could have been better protected

Many bridges similar to Baltimore’s Key Bridge are protected by barriers designed to prevent or reduce the impact when vessels collide with piers. Such installations include cable systems, po…

Baltimore Sun