As a white paper writer, I enjoyed putting together this study on America’s aging roads and the concerted effort to make modern highways more resilient. The article is published on Pothole.info, where I am a primary contributing writer. My client’s interest is in raising the important questions on infrastructure re-investment, protecting the multi-billion dollar, 50-plus year investment we have in roadways.
The bad news is so many of our roads are reaching the end of their life expectancy. The good news is we truly are seeing better technologies and practices emerge that save money for government entities as well as individual motorists. The end goal is safe, smooth highways that carry passengers and freight efficiently.
In time for the annual pothole season, my client has launched Pothole.info, a website/blog on all things pavement. It takes a look at the crumbling infrastructure of America’s highways, roads, streets and bridges – why this is happening, how it affects us and what can be done about it.
Since going to work on this as a primary website content writer in 2009, I have become an asphalt geek. And a bit of an advocate – without proper attention to this huge problem, our economy can be greatly affected in macro as well as on the individual level: damages to cars from pothole hits average $400 for every motorist. Add to that slowed traffic and more expensive shipping of all industrial and consumer goods and the costs climb even further.
There are smarter ways to build and repair roads (known as pavement preservation). But it still requires money, an allocation of government dollars to this vital task. To illustrate, consider how a dollar spent on preventive efforts saves $7 in road rebuilding costs. This website is building to become the most complete repository of current news, information and even a little bit of humor on potholes and road preservation.
Every type of gym-based cardiovascular machine has its merits. This article written for Hairloss.com takes a look at the pros and cons of treadmills, ellipticals, stationary bikes and stair machines. But there’s really no need to choose: the best fitness schedule would include each, and each used in different ways.