A Bridges Reality Check: Jobs, Safety, Traffic
“Jobs – Safety – Traffic” are the three primary reasons featured in a television commercial promoting construction of the $4.1 billion dollar Ohio River Bridges Project (ORBP). As with any ad campaign, the information presented is favorably presented toward building a new downtown bridge, rebuilt Spaghetti Junction, and a new East End Bridge. What this ad doesn’t tell you is that tolls are proposed on all the bridges (new and existing), as well as possibly Spaghetti Junction, to pay for all of this. And, this ad only tells you one side of this debate.
Before tolls culturally divide this community in half, and serve as obstacles to its future success, let’s look at the ORBP’s two-bridge rationale as presented in their ad campaign.
Showing posts with label Steve Wiser. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Steve Wiser. Show all posts
Monday, December 06, 2010
"A Bridges Reality Check," by Steve Wiser at The 'Ville Voice."
Big thanks to Jake at The 'Ville Voice for publishing this timely essay by Steve Wiser. Visit Wiser's website for more.
Sunday, May 03, 2009
"New Albany Kicks Off Preservation Month with Preservation Conversation."
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New Albany Kicks Off Preservation Month with Preservation Conversation
Connecting preservation of historic buildings with the green movement, Steve Wiser, Louisville architect, shares his visualization as far into the future as 2035 of how preserving the built environment can influence southern Indiana communities.
On May 5, 2009, at Cornerstone Evangelical Methodist Church, 418 East Spring Street, New Albany, 7:00 – 8:30 PM, join the conversation on how restoring a building rather than tearing down and building new significantly reduces landfill waste and increases the need for human labor, while the neighborhood and its community stay in tact. Potentially, choices to rehabilitate, restore, and repair our inherited structures influence the lives of the community’s residents and visitors well beyond our own lives.
This event is free and open to the public. The co-sponsors include New Albany Historic Preservation Commission, Develop New Albany, and Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana.
New Albany Kicks Off Preservation Month with Preservation Conversation
Connecting preservation of historic buildings with the green movement, Steve Wiser, Louisville architect, shares his visualization as far into the future as 2035 of how preserving the built environment can influence southern Indiana communities.
On May 5, 2009, at Cornerstone Evangelical Methodist Church, 418 East Spring Street, New Albany, 7:00 – 8:30 PM, join the conversation on how restoring a building rather than tearing down and building new significantly reduces landfill waste and increases the need for human labor, while the neighborhood and its community stay in tact. Potentially, choices to rehabilitate, restore, and repair our inherited structures influence the lives of the community’s residents and visitors well beyond our own lives.
This event is free and open to the public. The co-sponsors include New Albany Historic Preservation Commission, Develop New Albany, and Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana.
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