Construction of The Peace Bridge in Buffalo New York
What can construction do for an area? The construction of an office building may bring in a firm, corporation, or company. The construction of a sporting arena may keep a team where it currently is, or bring a new team to that area. For example, the construction of the HSBC Arena kept the Sabres in Buffalo. The construction of a casino may bring in tourists, or people who live in the outlying suburbs. It seems obvious that all of the prior examples bring economic growth and development to that certain place. However, there is a less obvious question to be asked. If a new bridge is built what can that bring to an area? In the case of Buffalo, many people believe economic revival.
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It became a link between Fort Erie, Canada and Buffalo, New York. The bridge is over one mile long, 5,800 feet, and holds three lanes of traffic. The center lane may go north or south depending on the volume of traffic. In 1934, the Great Depression caused a change. The Peace Bridge became publicly owned. As a result there were no taxes to be paid, and financing for projects could be obtained by issuing bonds at a low interest rate. The publicly owned bridge instituted a board of governors called the Peace Bridge Authority, PBA. The board, which made all decisions, was made up of six Americans and three Canadians. From that time until 1996 there were few changes made. Only some minor renovations took place. The renovations were the repaving and repainting of the bridge, and the addition of new traffic lights and …show more content…
Once again, it is necessary to remember that the Peace Bridge is an important link between the United States and Canada. The PBA states, "There was ten million dollars traveling over the bridge weekly in 1990, presently in 2001 there is 700 million dollars traveling over the bridge weekly." In addition, 6,000 trucks carrying commercial goods travel over the bridge daily. By the year 2003, the Peace Bridge will reach ultimate capacity. If traffic continues to grow, the bridge will become outdated by 2004. Therefore, a new bridge is
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the peace bridge is the fastest growing international link in the world. the continental 1 link would make buffalo the common point in trucks heading to the united states from toronto.
- Opines that a new bridge would encourage people to travel through buffalo, rather than niagara falls.
- Opines that a new bridge is of major importance to the city of buffalo. it will bring many positives, and barely any negatives.
- Explains that the peace bridge is the fastest growing international link in the world. the continental 1 link would make buffalo the common point in trucks heading to the united states from toronto.
- Opines that a new bridge would encourage people to travel through buffalo, rather than niagara falls.
- Opines that a new bridge is of major importance to the city of buffalo. it will bring many positives, and barely any negatives.
- Explains that a new bridge could bring prosperity back to buffalo after the great depression.
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- Describes the construction of the bailey island bridge in harpswell, maine. the project was stalled because of mainlanders, but it was brought back up for discussion in 1912.
- Explains that the bridge was necessary to the people of harpswell due to weather changes making it impossible for the fishermen and their families to cross from island to island.
- Explains that edwards' design was one of the most unique designs and constructing processes. he had engineered many bridges and rail lines in canada and earned degrees in civil engineering from the university of maine.
- Describes the construction of the bailey island bridge in harpswell, maine. the project was stalled because of mainlanders, but it was brought back up for discussion in 1912.
- Explains that the bridge was necessary to the people of harpswell due to weather changes making it impossible for the fishermen and their families to cross from island to island.
- Explains that edwards' design was one of the most unique designs and constructing processes. he had engineered many bridges and rail lines in canada and earned degrees in civil engineering from the university of maine.
- Explains how edwards began to examine will's gut and realized that the ledge was exposed when the tide was low, so he decided to use concrete for the bridge.
- Explains the construction process of the bridge, which was long and gruesome. the contract was signed in 1926, and construction began in 1928.
- Explains that the bridge was constructed and finished with many additions. it was recognized as a historic civil engineering landmark in 1984 and listed on the national register of historic places in 1975.
- Explains that the bridge lasted many years until it was ready for reconstruction to repair parts of it. they placed an 1,000 ft bridge on the side of the cribstone bridge so the traffic could continue during this process.
- Explains that the bridge design is 1,500 feet long and covers 3 acres of water. the heavy and unique tools used to make it also effected the time.
- Explains that the bridge was a huge moneymaker for the people due to the increase of tourism and the advent of the automobile.
- Explains how bailey's island came to be and its first ancestors. the first people to populate the land were the european settlers in the 1600s.
- Explains that the bailey island bridge is the only one of its kind. it can withstand the substantial tides of the area and get them to flow freely through it.
- Explains that tourists love bailey island and the islands around it because it is rich in tales of pirate treasure and adventure.
- Explains that the bailey island bridge changed lives for the people that live in the area. it was a huge cultural monument, but it also changed the economy.
- Opines that the main thing that would've been different about the construcing of the bridge would be the tools to get the granite slabs from their location to the construction site.
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- Opines that the erie canal was one of the unknown subjects in the book, and that historians gave out even the smallest details that helped make the nation what it is today.
- Opines that the artificial river is important because its author has done extensive research as something that brought change impact on ordinary american lives.
- Explains that the governor of new york state, ell, promoted the construction of a canal.
- Opines that the erie canal was one of the unknown subjects in the book, and that historians gave out even the smallest details that helped make the nation what it is today.
- Opines that the artificial river is important because its author has done extensive research as something that brought change impact on ordinary american lives.
- Explains that the governor of new york state, ell, promoted the construction of a canal.
- Explains that the erie cans was financed by the new york stated and not for the federal government.
- Analyzes how the erie canal changed the mindset of americans, with its construction, showing god will always have the controls over all, because the nature cannot be controlled.
- Explains that the erie canal produced a faster transportation, but it also brought some unbeneficial consequences. the greatest impediment to the canal's success came not from the shortcoming of art
- Analyzes the research and investigation that made in respect to this canal because she made clear the details as the particular concecuencies such as poor construction drove the farmers and some were displaced viviedas.
- Explains that eleven the statelet water into the canal, spring freshest, poor engineering, shoddy workmanship, or nesting muskrats causes break in the bank, flooding out streaming fiels, injuring gardens, drowning livestock, filling cellasr, and accumulating in stagnate
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- Explains that the erie canal had a long construction process even the consequences, generated m the weather delay in the same.
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722 wordsRead More - The Crossroads Development in Mahwahopinion essayThe Crossroads development has dominated the local conversation in Mahwah for the past 9 months. Over the past few years, the Crossroads Developers had put forth various proposals for development of the site, only to have them rejected by the Mahwah Township Council. This past March, the Developer once again came to the Council in order to ask that their property be rezoned from office use to mixed-use/retail to allow for the construction of a complex of retail stores, restaurants, a movie theater, hotel and office space. Over 400 residents attended the March 31 meeting to express their opposition to the development. This unprecedented turnout by Mahwah residents, unlike any the Council had seen before, should have been enough for the Council to realize that a decision to rezone the property may not be in the best interests of Mahwah residents. Instead, the Council voted 4-2 to allow for the property to be rezoned.
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- Describes the committee to stop mahwah mall, a grassroots group of citizens concerned over this perceived miscarriage of justice, formed in response to the rezoning.
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- Describes the committee to stop mahwah mall, a grassroots group of citizens concerned over this perceived miscarriage of justice, formed in response to the rezoning.
- Explains that the council voted on september 1 to rescind their approval of the new zoning, but the developer submitted their proposed plans for the site a day prior.
- Explains that the committee continued to speak out against the rezoning at various council meetings, as well as at the mahwah township planning board’s meetings.
- Explains that due to the untimely death of mahwah's mayor, dick martel, a mayoral election was scheduled to take place in november.
- Explains that the crossroads developer's parent company, garden commercial, launched a website outlining the financial benefits the town would receive if the retail complex was built.
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- Explains that the brooklyn bridge is a safe route with scenic views to tens of thousands of tourists and commuters who travel it via train, car, pushcart, and bicycle.
- Explains that the german-born engineer john augustus roebling was the creator of the brooklyn bridge, and for a short period, its chief engineer.
- Describes the challenges faced by the workers who excavated the riverbed, such as caisson disease, which plagued over 100 workers, including chief engineer washington roebling, who contracted the disease while working on the bridge.
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- Explains that the brooklyn bridge has been of great value to the people of america who travel from manhattan to brooklyn and vice versa.
831 wordsRead More - Bluegrass Pipeline Essayanalytical essaySo a vote against the Williams and Boardwalk Pipeline would save Kentuckians thousands of dollars in crops and water replacement, but it may also cost us some limited jobs and money but we don’t need 30 pieces of silver. We need to stop the pipeline from ever starting up again and funnel the money that would go into this waste of time into something that actually need the money and not something that has too much money already. Put the money into the Kentucky economy or into the Kentucky job markets, or better yet into education so all of Kentucky can live better off.
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- Explains that under kentucky law, the common wealth has the right to take land for public use but for just compensation.
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- Explains that under kentucky law, the common wealth has the right to take land for public use but for just compensation.
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898 wordsRead More - An Essay On The Hoover Damexplanatory essay...ing of the Hoover dam helped bring people, power and money to the area which helped areas such as Las Vegas, Nevada to develop. It continues to bring power, people and money to the region.
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- Explains that the brooklyn bridge was designed by german immigrant john augustus roebling and construction started in 1869. he was severely injured during the construction and died of tetanus.
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- Explains that the brooklyn bridge was designed by german immigrant john augustus roebling and construction started in 1869. he was severely injured during the construction and died of tetanus.
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904 wordsRead More - Tappan Zee Bridgeexplanatory essay"A symbolic span over which Westchester and Rockland Counties will move virtually overnight, twenty years into the future" When Governor Thomas F. Dewey made this pronouncement in December of 1955, it does not seem as though even he knew how true his words would be. It took till 1989 and "Field of Dreams" to coin the phrase "If you build it they will come", but someone could have very well made the same observation during the 1950s in reference to Rockland County New York. Both of these statements cannot fully impress into the minds of readers that changes that came with the opening of a single roadway.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the tappan zee bridge was built to connect rockland and westchester counties between tarrytown and nyack.
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- Explains that in 1953 53% of the land in rockland county qualified as undeveloped, while in 1994 only 28% was left undeveloped.
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- Explains how the tappan zee bridge influenced people's decisions and made rockland county more connected to the surrounding metropolitan area.
- Explains that the tappan zee bridge caused the county's infrastructure to adjust and grow. this meant the destruction of more natural habitat to create roads, sewers, and structures.
- Explains that the county had its work cut out for it in providing adequate roads. the county was crisscrossed by five hundred and twenty miles of roadway.
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- Explains that as the county grew in population, so did the traffic that crossed daily from rockland to westchester and back.
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- Explains the process of assessing the traffic problems of the tappan zee bridge is a collaborative effort of new york state thruway association, mta metro north railroad, stakeholder committee, elected officials and general public.
- Explains that an outside consulting firm has been hired to gauge public opinion of the project. the process of public outreach is meant to provide the public with up to date progress reports, and news about changes.
- Compares the effects of the bridge on residents in rockland, including the noise, sand bars, and pollution.
- Explains that suburbs have easy access to central cities, affordable land values, growing populations, retail and commercial growth and opportunities.
- Explains that the tappan zee bridge in 1955 became the gateway to rockland county, a suburb of new york city.
- Explains that the county's population increased by 27.3 % from 89,276 to 113,680 between 1950 and 1957. this growth did not slow, and by 1970 the population had ballooned to 229,903, an increase of 68.1%.
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In this essay, the author
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- Explains that the city of virginia recently put a tax on the elizabeth river tunnel, which connects norfolk and portsmouth, and didn't develop tolls until february 2014.
- Explains that the elizabeth river tunnel has sparked a new interest in the ez-pass. people began buying the pass more and more everyday.
- Opines that the elizabeth river tunnel, downtown, and midtown tunnel tolls are unfair for anyone who lives or works in portsmouth.
- Explains that the city of virginia recently put a tax on the elizabeth river tunnel, which connects norfolk and portsmouth, and didn't develop tolls until february 2014.
- Explains that the elizabeth river tunnel has sparked a new interest in the ez-pass. people began buying the pass more and more everyday.
- Explains that the new tolls are expected to be in effect for 60 years. the money would go towards strengthening the bridge and increasing job opportunities for construction, suppliers, and vendors.
- Explains that vdot (virginia department of transportation) determined that 71,970 dollars will be made weekly, and 45,109 on weekends for the downtown tunnel.
- Opines that drivers will shift their driving habits to avoid paying the tunnel tolls. the additional traffic will add more congestion and longer delays on the high rise bridge.
- Explains that the media has played a huge role in the process of the tunnel tolls starting.
- Analyzes how the news stories on the elizabeth river tunnel spoke about the good and the bad. the media portrayed vdot in a negative way.
- Analyzes how the media response affects the public's opinion because most people believe in everything media tells them — they think that vdot made them change their way of life, which is true.
- Analyzes how people calmed down after the second article was published that had all the information requiring that the money was going to be put to good use. most people actually look at the tolls as a good thing because it will benefit them and their state in the long run.
- Analyzes how the media swayed the public's opinion by talking about ez-pass, in articles they spoke about the benefits and how easy it is to use.
- Explains that vdot believes that they are doing something good for the people of virginia because they provide more jobs, more income, updates, along with fixed roads and bridges along the way.
- Opines that vdot has to do more to show the people that they care. they have to start speaking out so people can be educated and know why the tolls are in effect.
- Opines that the tunnel tolls will be in effect for about 59 more years so people have to get used to it.
1456 wordsRead More - The Erie Canalanalytical essayIn conclusion, there were constantly problems arising during the construction of the Erie Canal. Even though the Erie Canal definitely helped boost economic activity and industrialization in Upstate New York, it also caused more and more people becoming reliable on the government. It also helped bring morality and ethics into their everyday decisions. The major hope of the Erie Canal was to make the United States a better country, but there were obviously paradoxes that came along with that goal.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the erie canal was a paradox of progress when digging began on july 4, 1817. people were not sure whether or not triumphing art over nature was even considered progress.
- Explains that people in the northern united states wanted to rapidly industrialize and increase the amount of money they were making. the problem with all of this was how people had to destroy parts of nature in order for this to happen.
- Explains that people like hawthorne saw the canal as an opposition to progress because it caused a severe harm to nature. they believed humans should appreciate and use nature instead of destroying it.
- Analyzes how the erie canal was a paradox of progress when digging began on july 4, 1817. people were not sure whether or not triumphing art over nature was even considered progress.
- Explains that people in the northern united states wanted to rapidly industrialize and increase the amount of money they were making. the problem with all of this was how people had to destroy parts of nature in order for this to happen.
- Explains that people like hawthorne saw the canal as an opposition to progress because it caused a severe harm to nature. they believed humans should appreciate and use nature instead of destroying it.
- Analyzes how the erie canal was a paradox because the new york state government was taking on new responsibilities, which resulted in people relying on them for financial success.
- Analyzes how the famer john stainton took advantage of the state's defense to the erie canal. he believed that government should make bridges across the river so he could attain the largest profit from his land.
- Analyzes how the commercial class prospered from the erie canal, but the lower class's behavior was unacceptable. children made up more than a fourth of the workforce.
- Concludes that the erie canal helped boost economic activity and industrialization in upstate new york, but it also helped bring morality and ethics into their everyday decisions.
1219 wordsRead More - Andrew Carnegie's Contribution To Societyexplanatory essayWith the use of his steel, Carnegie started to create structures, including bridges, railroads, and buildings. Carnegie expanded the Keystone Company gaining new contracts to build major bridges. One of his fist successful projects was the Brooklyn Bridge. It soared over the East River, linking Manhattan with Brooklyn. This magnificent structure was 272 feet high, with buttressed towers made of solid granite. This masterpiece of engineering lead to new contracts for the Carnegie Company. These include new bridges in other countries, including Mexico and South
In this essay, the author
- Describes carnegie hall as an architectural masterpiece of world renounced performances, but it is an insignificant contribution to his overall legacy.
- Explains that andrew carnegie was born on november 25, 1835, in dunfermline scotland. his parents were calvinists and believed that every class of society played a role in the prosperity of the nation.
- Narrates how carnegie started as a bobbin boy in the cotton mill at age 12 and continued to find new jobs that were better than the last.
- Describes carnegie hall as an architectural masterpiece of world renounced performances, but it is an insignificant contribution to his overall legacy.
- Explains that andrew carnegie was born on november 25, 1835, in dunfermline scotland. his parents were calvinists and believed that every class of society played a role in the prosperity of the nation.
- Narrates how carnegie started as a bobbin boy in the cotton mill at age 12 and continued to find new jobs that were better than the last.
- Explains that thomas a. scott was andrews's boss, and he persuaded him to buy shares in the adams express company and woodruff sleeping car company. carnegie was paid $5,000 a year for his sleeping car investment.
- Explains carnegie's first project in engineering, iron, came after leaving the pennsylvania railroad company in 1865. interested in construction overseas, he embraced production for the first time.
- Describes how carnegie's steel empire began with the transformation of the j. edgar thomason steel works into the carnegie steel company.
- Explains that carnegie's business growth and success was not all due to carnegie himself. carnegie brought in henry clay frick as a partner and captain bill jones was hired to work for his company.
- Describes how carnegie expanded the keystone company and gained new contracts to build major bridges. carnegie's brooklyn bridge was a masterpiece of engineering.
- Explains that carnegie's business was growing globally, but it still made major contributions within the united states. the st. louis bridge was one of carnegie’s greatest projects ever.
1168 wordsRead More - Columbia River Crossing Project Analysisanalytical essayIn the ‘Columbia River Crossing: Oregon Senate wavering on bridge project after Washington pullout’ news in February 1, the author summarizes the Columbia River Cross project up-to-now and analyses different point of views toward the project. Beginning with the recent action of Washington State Government, the author highlights the contemporary risk situation that the project faces, then navigates to some financial solutions such as the one from the U.S Highway ...
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes the columbia river crossing project plan and the reasons why the oregon state refused to make it. although the project is going to close, the debate around it's still happening.
- Opines that the most powerful and influential actor is the washington legislature since they are the largest cause for the death of the crc project.
- Explains that the project involved both the oregon and washington governments in a formal planning process. the oregonian live reported that no public decision-making process occurred.
- Analyzes the columbia river crossing project plan and the reasons why the oregon state refused to make it. although the project is going to close, the debate around it's still happening.
- Opines that the most powerful and influential actor is the washington legislature since they are the largest cause for the death of the crc project.
- Explains that the project involved both the oregon and washington governments in a formal planning process. the oregonian live reported that no public decision-making process occurred.
- Summarizes the columbia river cross project up-to-now and analyzes different point of views toward the project.
- Analyzes how the washington senate passed the bill 6125 which is a true difficulty for the oregon-led columbia river crossing project.
- Analyzes how the columbia river crossing project got worse in february when the washington lawmakers sent a letter to the oregon government.
- Analyzes how the oregonian live's paper 'columbia river crossing commentary splits readers (your comments)' summarizes comments from the public about the contemporary actions of oregon legislators.
- Analyzes the fate of the columbia river crossing project after the oregon legislature decided to stop supporting the controversial project.
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