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Why Municipal Wi-Fi Networks have Been Such a Flop
Jake Melville from Slate shot us a link to one of their stories that outlines why municipal wi-fi failed but also tells of the too-rare success stories. While cities that left their wi-fi in the hands of the private sector fell prey to the "last-mile" problem, grassroots efforts such as that in St. Cloud, FL, have blossomed.
Good job. Replies like this just give the parent more exposure.
In fact I only saw the parent by choosing 'parent' from your comment out of curiosity - it had already been modded down.
The mods had already done their job but your reply and others undo it a little.
And yes, I understand the irony of replying to you like this but at least there's a sentence or two in this post.
I thought it was because all the bridges in Europe are about 60 years old or less :-)
Though you're absolutely right, of course, that long term planning has all but disappeared in the US, and for the worse.
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Why do you think there are no collapsing bridges or ditches in Europe?
No collapsing bridges in Europe?
Really?
Portugal, 2001
Moscow, 2000
Spain, 2005
Germany, 1998 (train derail, overpass collapses)
etc, etc.
You're being disingenuous.
Portugal, 2001
Cause as yet undetermined.
Moscow, 2000
Which one? There wasn't one listed on that page.
Spain, 2005
Accident during construction.
Germany, 1998 (train derail, overpass collapses)
As you said, train derailed. So, how many bridges have collapsed in Europe because of building on the cheap and then being cheap on the maintenance?