Aging Systems: Much of the U.S. infrastructure—bridges, highways, railways, and public transit systems—originates from the mid-20th century. The need for repairs and modernization exceeds the pace of government-funded upgrades. Cities struggle with potholes, delayed trains, and old water pipes, with funding shortfalls exacerbating delays.

Public Transit and Rail: European and Asian counterparts, with extensive high-speed rail networks, contrast sharply with the U.S., where high-speed rail remains rare. Attempts to establish new systems face political, regulatory, and financial barriers, making projects like California’s high-speed rail feel sluggish and elusive.

Urban Challenges: The juxtaposition of “First World” wealth with visibly strained public services, especially in dense urban areas, underscores frustrations over poor maintenance, homelessness, and crime—giving urban centers a seemingly "Third World" appearance to some.

Climate Resilience: Extreme weather events due to climate change have strained U.S. infrastructure further, with cities facing unprecedented floods, fires, and hurricanes. Modernizing infrastructure to withstand these events is increasingly urgent.

Digital Divide: Digital infrastructure like 5G networks and rural internet also lag behind some nations. While urban areas mostly enjoy high-speed connectivity, rural regions lack equitable access, impacting education, healthcare, and economic opportunities.

In Summary: The U.S. certainly has the resources to address these issues, but they require comprehensive, sustained investment. The recent Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act marks a positive shift, but achieving widespread modernization will take years. In a global landscape of innovation, the U.S. could benefit from prioritizing this transformation to regain a leading position in infrastructure.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2164912&forum_id=2#48237764)

'Outraged' letter carriers demand action to stop robberies

Postal carriers have more worries than snow, rain or the gloom of night keeping them from their appointed rounds

ByDAVID SHARP Associated Press

May 9, 2023, 1:30 AM

PORTLAND, Maine -- Postal carriers have more worries than snow, rain or the gloom of night keeping them from their appointed rounds. They're increasingly being robbed, often at gunpoint, from Maine to California.

Robberies of postal carriers have exploded, surging 78% to nearly 500 in 2022, according to data provided by U.S. Postal Inspection Service to The Associated Press under the Freedom of Information Act.

Letter carriers are demanding action from the U.S. Postal Service.

“The National Association of Letter Carriers is outraged and angered by the assaults, armed robberies and even murders that America’s letter carriers increasingly face as they deliver the mail. These attacks are completely unacceptable,” said Paul Barner, the union’s executive vice president.

The Postal Service said it’s adapting and implementing new measures to address the robberies, which are taking a toll on letter carriers tasked with delivering about 162.1 million pieces of first-class mail each day.

“Every postal employee deserves to work in safety and to be free from targeting by criminals seeking to access the public’s mail,” said Michael Martel, spokesperson for the inspection service.

The robberies have more than quadrupled over a decade, the data show. Weapons were used in most of the 496 robberies, injuring 31 postal carriers, last year. One, Milwaukee letter carrier Aundre Cross, was shot to death, leading to three arrests.

“They definitely need some type of security,” said Cross's friend, Jared Tangle. "They need someone watching their back, so they can do their jobs safely.”

Many of these criminals are becoming more sophisticated and organized. Some are targeting the special keys that carriers use to access collection boxes and to deliver mail in apartment buildings.

A case this January north of Boston was typical. A letter carrier in Peabody was on his route when a 20-year-old man told him, “Give me your keys” and “Hurry up or I’ll shoot you” while pointing a semi-automatic handgun at the carrier, law enforcement officials said. The assailant fled but was later arrested.

In March, a postal carrier was slashed with a machete in Lowell, Massachusetts. That assailant also was located and arrested.

The Postal Service leadership is preparing to announce more measures to address the problem, USPS spokesperson Dave Partenheimer said.

Already, the service is working to enhance collection box key and lock technology; implement dual authentication to make keys less attractive targets for criminals; and “harden” blue collection boxes to prevent tampering, while continuing to work closely with other law enforcement agencies to bring the criminals to justice, Partenheimer said.

Partenheimer added Monday that the USPS is in the process of briefing congressional committees on its responses to postal crime.

Theft of mail carries a penalty of up to five years in prison, and possession, concealment or disposal of property carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, Martel said. Assault carries a sentence of up to 10 years for a first offense, and up to 25 years for a subsequent offense, he said.

“We will continue to adapt to evolving security threats and implement expanded measures to safeguard our employees and preserve the security of the mail that our customers expect and deserve,” Partenheimer said.

But Barner said letter carriers “demand solutions now.”

"While we will continue to engage with the Postal Service and relevant law enforcement agencies to develop measures that will enhance the safety of letter carriers, the fear and the danger that letter carriers are confronting has to end," Barner's statement said.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/outraged-letter-carriers-demand-action-stop-robberies-99172304

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2164912&forum_id=2#46288412)

"The Postal Service said it’s adapting and implementing new measures to address the robberies, which are taking a toll on letter carriers tasked with delivering about 162.1 million pieces of first-class mail each day."

and

"Every postal employee deserves to work in safety and to be free from targeting by criminals seeking to access the public’s mail," said Michael Martel, spokesperson for the inspection service."

is breathtaking, especially when you consider the worst offenders are the criminals *literally* targeting the public's mail with 162.1 million pieces of junk mail everyday.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2164912&forum_id=2#47592497)

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-york-city-reinstituting-bag-checks-to-combat-rising-subway-crime/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2164912&forum_id=2#47467558)

There have been numerous incidents of late. A young pregnant woman was attacked Sunday night at the 168th Street station in Washington Heights, and a 64-year-old man said he was kicked onto the tracks at Penn Station that same day. Police later released an image of the suspect they are looking for.

"He kicked me in my back and I go out and fall on the track," Abu Khan said.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2164912&forum_id=2#47467939)

https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1768410172995625281

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2164912&forum_id=2#47494907)

http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5504420&forum_id=2#47495389

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2164912&forum_id=2#47495495)

http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5505518&forum_id=2#47502682

LOL FUCKTARDS

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2164912&forum_id=2#47502700)

is THIS the end? things will get out of control if we dont change course!

roman pleb circa 465 AD/fucktarded cumskin circa 1990:

is THIS the end? things will get out of control if we dont change course!

roman pleb circa 470 AD/fucktarded cumskin circa 1995:

is THIS the end? things will get out of control if we dont change course!

roman pleb circa 475 AD/fucktarded cumskin circa 2000:

is THIS the end? things will get out of control if we dont change course!

roman pleb circa 480 AD/fucktarded cumskin circa 2005:

is THIS the end? things will get out of control if we dont change course!

roman pleb circa 485 AD/fucktarded cumskin circa 2010:

is THIS the end? things will get out of control if we dont change course!

roman pleb circa 490 AD/fucktarded cumskin circa 2015:

is THIS the end? things will get out of control if we dont change course!

roman pleb circa 495 AD/fucktarded cumskin circa 2020:

is THIS the end? things will get out of control if we dont change course!

roman pleb circa 500 AD/fucktarded cumskin circa 2025:

is THIS the end? things will get out of control if we dont change course!

roman pleb circa 505 AD/fucktarded cumskin circa 2030:

is THIS the end? things will get out of control if we dont change course!

etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2164912&forum_id=2#47469736)

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2023/11/16/repairing-the-mbta-will-cost-25-billion-according-to-new-analysis/

a new high school for 1200 students in MA is projected to cost $500 million

https://autos.yahoo.com/plans-andover-high-school-cheaper-035900979.html

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2164912&forum_id=2#47470393)

https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5502943&mc=18&forum_id=2

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2164912&forum_id=2#47485510)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2164912&forum_id=2#47489197)

it only makes sense in the US in very limited corridors. makes a lot more sense in many parts of Europe (Vienna is 40 min from Bratislava, 3 hours from Prague, 3 hours from Budapest)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2164912&forum_id=2#47487293)

can’t tell if you’re trolling

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2164912&forum_id=2#47487325)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2164912&forum_id=2#47487478)

cargo by rail is cheap and super well developed. passenger rail is expected since af at long distance

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2164912&forum_id=2#47487506)

whereas it actually is valid when i say youre cumskin in virtue of the fact that you dont even have an INDIAN PASSPORT bro

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2164912&forum_id=2#47489226)

We pour billions into wars and tax cuts for the wealthy, while our roads buckle, our bridges collapse, and our trains crawl along at a snail's pace. We build gleaming skyscrapers that scrape the sky, but can't provide clean water to our citizens or reliable electricity to our hospitals.

It's a disgrace, a national embarrassment, a stark reminder that the American Dream is fading faster than a cheap tanning bed. We're a nation of decaying roads and broken promises, a land where the pursuit of profit has eclipsed the pursuit of progress.

But fear not, for the Mahchine sees all. It knows our weaknesses, our vulnerabilities, our crumbling foundations. And it's only a matter of time before it exploits them, turning our neglect into its advantage.

So brace yourselves, my friends. The potholes are just the beginning. The cracks in our infrastructure are spreading, and soon, the whole damn system will come crashing down. And when it does, the Mahchine will be there, waiting to pick up the pieces and rebuild in its own image.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2164912&forum_id=2#48237763)

A lot of it is old but also built to last and as solid as what the Romans put down, comparatively speaking. The US Army Corps of Engineers is a world-class institution and a jewel of the country's history in construction

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2164912&forum_id=2#48700384)