PARANORMAL SIGHTINGS THAT CAN’T BE EXPLAINED

4 PARANORMAL SIGHTINGS THAT CAN’T BE EXPLAINED | The Proof Is Out There https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q06qnJL3SHg

The H Channel doesn't always cover things as well as they could, but this can still help to get more people thinking about the strange, the mysterious and the paranormal.

https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/haunted/photos/10-haunted-highways-and-byways

People have occasionally seen strange and peculiar things on the highways.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reportedly_haunted_highways

https://www.dangerousroads.org/around-the-world/our-lists/4590-top-15-haunted-roads.html

https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9781493046966/tom-ogden/haunted-highways

It's all a matter of what your perspective is.

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The I-95 Highway Collapse Highlights a Need for the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway

 https://railway-news.com/philadelphia-i-95-highway-collapse-highlights-need-for-roosevelt-boulevard-subway/

Good roads and highways aren't enough, an extensive urban rail network is just as important.

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Bus and HOV Lanes

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-occupancy_vehicle_lane

HOV lanes can immensely add more capacity and efficiency to highways. Sometimes a separate bus lane, along with HOV lanes, can really get things moving.

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The Slow and Steady Death of the Gowanus Expressway in NYC

https://www.thedrive.com/vintage/2920/the-slow-and-steady-death-of-the-gowanus-expressway

Of course several highways & freeways built between the 1940s & 1970s were bulldozed through neighborhoods. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_278#Gowanus_Expressway

One would be hard-pressed to find such expressways that were bulldozed through upper middle-class or wealthy neighborhoods. 

 http://www.nycroads.com/roads/gowanus , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_278

In a lot of cases, urban highways could have been built above or beside railway corridors or through industrial areas.

https://michaelminn.net/newyork/areas/sunset-park-waterfront/gowanus-expressway/index.html

However, there would still have to be arterial roads & streets connecting to the various expressways or motorways.

https://www.dot.ny.gov/regional-offices/region11/projects/project-repository/gowanus/about.html

The Go wasn't designed to have bus & HOV lanes.

https://www.dot.ny.gov/content/delivery/region11/projects/X73081-Home/construction

A lot of it doesn't even have full width emergency lanes, which could have become bus lanes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_278

https://www.eastcoastroads.com/states/ny/inter/i278

Improving the San Diego Freeway

 https://www.octa.net/programs-projects/projects/freeway-projects/i-405-improvements-project/overview/

https://www.socalregion.com/highways/la_highways/i-405/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_405_(California)

https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-12/district-12-programs/district-12-environmental/san-diego-freeway-i-405-improvement-project

More Lanes...

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHZwOAIect4

Why Traffic Is So Bad In Los Angeles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S76lKWeU_xc

What Caused World's Worst 60 Mile Traffic Jam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuoQPG8LrMU

Why Cities Are Banning Cars Around The World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCSkNiyYv8g

Why America Is Tearing Down some of its Highways https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXp4rVZFTVs

The Golden Gate: Building an Impossible Bridge

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC5C9a2udjo

A bridge that started out as an undivided highway, eventually had a safety divider installed.

https://www.lindsay.com/usca/en/infrastructure/brands/road-zipper/case-studies/safer-golden-gate-bridge

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrier_transfer_machine

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The failed effort to bring a minimum speed limit to a Bay Area highway

 https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/minimum-speed-limit-study-bay-area-highways-18295842.php?IPID=SFGate-HP-Editors-Picks

https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/03/31/bay-area-drivers-spend-97-hours-a-year-in-traffic-why-didnt-remote-work-end-commute-nightmares/

https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/transit/san-francisco-traffic-congestion-now-as-bad-as-before-covid/article_ae091abc-9204-11ed-84c1-8f9290b3433c.html

Interstate 95 highway collapse

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_95_in_Pennsylvania#2023_highway_collapse

Whatever the cause, whenever a section of a major highway is damaged, there is an immediate strain on the surrounding infrastructure. 

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Multimodal Bridges and Tunnels

 https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/odot/federal-grants/raise/2023/multimodal-connections-on-i-35-over-the-oklahoma-river/application/Project%20Description.pdf

There used to be a time, especially in the mid 20th century, when several bridges were built with narrow sidewalks, or none at all. Forget about emergency lanes & especially not allowing for bus & bike lanes. Just have the crossing get all plugged up, so you are still punished, even if you use public transit.

http://waterlooarchitecture.com/bridge/blog/2018/09/14/multimodal-manila

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-08-19/why-portland-is-building-a-multi-modal-bridge-that-bans-cars This is one of the best bridges of its type in the world. The Interstate bridges in downtown Portland,_Oregon have no bike and pedestrian access. However, the Tilikum_Crossing was intended to be a nice counterbalance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilikum_Crossing#Design

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence_Bridge_Pedal

Vancouver, BC could have really benefited from something like the Tilikum_Crossing_in_Portland. However, no such streetcar or tram-train bridge exists in Vancouver, BC. Fortunately, Portland & Seattle were able to revive some of their old streetcar lines. Cities like New Orleans, Philadelphia, Boston, Toronto, SF & Melbourne retained some of their streetcar or tramlines, unlike Vancouver. 

https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2012/tc/T41-1-50-eng.pdf

The George_Massey_Tunnel in BC, Canada is a sad joke. It wasn't designed to accommodate 2 bus & bike lanes. No footpaths & no emergency lanes. It is a fine example of BC bottleneck planning. The Louis-Hippolyte_Lafontaine_Bridge-Tunnel in Montreal, is slightly a little better.

https://www.highway99tunnel.ca While this new tunnel will have 2 bus - HOV lanes & a bike path, there is no provision for a train connecting the airport to the ferry terminal. https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/interurban-rail-not-on-the-horizon-for-delta-6448841 This means that eventually some day, a new train tunnel or bridge will have to be built to provide a rail link between the Tsawwassen_ferry_terminal and the Vancouver_International_Airport. 

Some day, when enough sensible people can implement proper big city regional planning, a train could run from Waterfront_station_(Vancouver) to the Park_Royal_Shopping_Centre and onto the Horseshoe_Bay_ferry_terminal. Unfortunately, backward & slow-moving Vancouver is only just starting to think about having its own version of a North_Shore_railway_line.

https://www.websiteplanet.com/blog/best-green-web-hosting-services

Whether its for environmental reasons or just for overall efficiency, transportation corridors that are designed for various modes of of transit, can effectively move more people.

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The Ship Canal Bridge in Seattle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_Canal_Bridge The SCB should have HOV & bus-lanes in all of its three 4 lane sections, or at least on the lower deck. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ajGMRXlYmg

It's not amazing to have a 12-lane section of highway in Ontario and even in Queensland. 10 lanes in Alberta, but it would take until 2015 for all 10 lanes to open up on the new Port_Mann_Bridge in BC. The 8 lane Fremont_Bridge_in_Portland,_Oregon opened in 1973 with 2 levels. Far beyond the 4 lane joke that was the old Port_Mann_Bridge of the 1960s.

https://historylink.org/File/3312 For Seattle to have a 12 lane structure so close to BC in the early 1960s, was amazing, but so was the Space_Needle. 

https://mynorthwest.com/3931367/when-i-5-ship-canal-bridge-became-13-million-parking-lot/

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/prioritize-fixing-i-5s-ailing-ship-canal-bridge/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridges_in_Seattle

https://www.seattle.gov/transportation/projects-and-programs/programs/bridges-stairs-and-other-structures/bridges

Of course the decades of simply building more & more traffic lanes have become quite evident for the induced demand argument. However, today it should be about making streets, roads & highways much more efficient. More bus & HOV lanes & alternate powered vehicles can really help. While the EV option can be a good thing, there should also be more hybrid vehicles.

I-35 expansion pushes Austin residents out of over 100 homes

 The project is adding two lanes on either side of I-35. https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/i35-eminent-domain-18428832.php

Without a network of bus & HOV lanes in general, wide highways & roads will always reach a point of congestion.

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/austin-i35-expansion-project-18308420.php

Evolving urban & regional rail is a key component.

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/san-antonio-austin-mega-metro-transportation-18269914.php Austin-SA or SA & A?

Texas has more people than Australia & Texas is mostly still rural. Urban density can help to keep it that way.

I-95 temporary lanes at collapse site will open to traffic this weekend, Gov. Shapiro says

 https://www.inquirer.com/news/live/i95-philadelphia-construction-schedule-bridge-collapse-josh-shapiro-20230620.html

The collapsed section of I-95 is another example of why it's essential to have reliable, alternate transportation options.

https://abc7ny.com/i-95-collapse-philadelphia-i95-interstate-highway-road/13386149/

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/17/1182941157/philadelphia-i-95-bridge-collapse-will-cause-more-issues-than-just-traffic

https://abc7ny.com/i-95-repairs-construction-collapse-rebuild/13406575/

https://www.penndot.pa.gov/RegionalOffices/district-6/Pages/AlertDetails.aspx

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_95#Pennsylvania

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