The Infrastructure and Planning of Today's Cities

Image 1 - Image from Petroleum Service Company The United States spends roughly around $20,000,000 dollars per year in repairing and maintaining roads and pavement damaged by cracking, weather, and traffic stress (Federal Highway Administration). However, we have all felt and dealt with the frustration of having to put up with a crack road. It leads us to wonder what exactly causes these cracks and how much engineering and physics is really behind it. However, it must first b

Image 1: Alemany Interchange ( Image from SFCTA ) Freeways have been a quintessential part of American infrastructure changing the ways we live and operate throughout our daily lives. They did not just serve as a car transporter, rather they helped fuel a development pattern called suburban expansionism and sprawl. The (SF) Bay Area is a perfect example of seeing how these concrete motorways changed city growth. With the completion of I-580 and I-680 highways, people were abl

(San Ramon, CA) In the fast growing city of San Ramon, CA, the influx of population has led to more people using the road networks and...