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Charlie McHenryA very deep dive (long read) into how the US interstate highway system was influenced by WWII and the German Autobahn. “WWII, the autobahn, Ike, the Interstates, and one-mile-in-five” <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#transportation</a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Interstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Interstates</a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Roads</a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/highways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#highways</a><a href="https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2024/07/25/wwii-the-autobahn-ike-the-interstates-and-one-mile-in-five/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2024/07/25/wwii-the-autobahn-ike-the-interstates-and-one-mile-in-five/</a>

gentlegardenerGrew up in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/flawridah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flawridah</a> tracking hurricanes on a paper chart from radio. Parents teaching kids geography, and staying busy.I have never witnessed a bigger wider faster rainier <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/hurricane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hurricane</a> than <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/helene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#helene</a>. Water still rising and flooding homes in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/charlotte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#charlotte</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/lee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lee</a> counties in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#florida</a> while <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#georgia</a> in the path. <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/upstateSC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#upstateSC</a> had more power outages than anywhere. 108 mph winds atop <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/mtmitchell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mtmitchell</a> aka <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/grandfathermountain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grandfathermountain</a> in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/nc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nc</a>. 2 <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/interstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#interstates</a> closed.From: <a href="https://mastodon.scot/@gentlegardener" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@gentlegardener</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/@gentlegardener/113214887601932558" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mastodon.scot/@gentlegardener/113214887601932558</a>

George E. 🇺🇸♥🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️<a href="https://bofh.social/tags/Pedestrians" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pedestrians</a> have no business being on <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/Interstates" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Interstates</a> and <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/Highways" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Highways</a>. Pedestrians have no business BLOCKING TRAFFIC on Interstates and Highways. Wait til we get self-driving cars that begin plowing pedestrians over for blocking traffic on Interstates and Highways. You do not have a right to <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/protest" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#protest</a> and <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/block" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#block</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/traffic" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#traffic</a> on Interstates and Highways.

Restless Lip SyndromeThere are many beautiful drives to take across the Hawaiian Islands. The H3 that drops you into Kaneohe is one of those drives. Indy was able to take in the beauty and majesty of the Ko'olau Range on the windward coast of Oahu this past week.<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/dog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dog</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/doggo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#doggo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/sheltie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sheltie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/dogsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dogsofmastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/drives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#drives</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/carrides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#carrides</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hawaii</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Oahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Oahu</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/interstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#interstates</a>

Ben FultonI say tear the whole thing down and replace it with a light rail line."A multi-billion dollar plan by the Nevada Department of Transportation to widen and reconstruct US-95 in Downtown Las Vegas is meeting resistance from residents worried about the negative impact it will have on their property values and health."<a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/LasVegas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LasVegas</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Interstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Interstates</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/transit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#transit</a><a href="https://www.nevadacurrent.com/2023/09/05/who-does-this-help-us-95-widening-project-draws-ire-from-downtown-residents/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.nevadacurrent.com/2023/09/05/who-does-this-help-us-95-widening-project-draws-ire-from-downtown-residents/</a>

Zhi Zhu 🕸️"ordinances like the one proposed in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Llano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Llano</a>... make it illegal to transport anyone to get an abortion on roads within the city or county limits...Antiabortion advocates... are targeting regions along <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/interstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#interstates</a> and in areas with <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/airports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#airports</a>, with the goal of blocking off the main arteries out of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Texas</a> and keeping pregnant <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#women</a> hemmed within the confines of their antiabortion state." <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GiftArticle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GiftArticle</a> <a href="https://wapo.st/3L6AGWn" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://wapo.st/3L6AGWn</a><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WomensRights</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/WomensFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WomensFreedom</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Misogyny</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a>

Ben FultonJohn Steinbeck on <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/interstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#interstates</a>:"No roadside stands selling squash juice, no antique stores, no farm products or factory outlets. When we get these thruways across the whole country, as we will and must, it will be possible to drive from New York to California without seeing a single thing."

Marie BelangerToday's Thing of Beauty: Remembrance of days past <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hotels" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#hotels</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/motels" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#motels</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/defunct" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#defunct</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/goodolddays" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#goodolddays</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/manhattan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#manhattan</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/gambling" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#gambling</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/interstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#interstates</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/roadtrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#roadtrip</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NewYork</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LasVegas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#LasVegas</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/northdakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#northdakota</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/20thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#20thcentury</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Travel</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Toronto</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/vermont" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#vermont</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/adventures" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#adventures</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/anonymous" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#anonymous</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/stationery" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#stationery</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/secrets" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#secrets</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Manhattan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Manhattan</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/goodoldtimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#goodoldtimes</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#USA</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Photography</a> Photo by me

Steve Dustcircle 🌹We mythologize <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/highways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#highways</a>, but they’ve damaged <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/communities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#communities</a> of color <a href="https://urbanresilience.medium.com/we-mythologize-highways-but-theyve-damaged-communities-of-color-1c4a30a1a39d" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://urbanresilience.medium.com/we-mythologize-highways-but-theyve-damaged-communities-of-color-1c4a30a1a39d</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BIPOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BIPOC</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Black</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/neighborhoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neighborhoods</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cities</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/interstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#interstates</a>

VICE NewsDrivers Have Been Stuck on a Frozen Highway for More Than 24 Hours <a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bvnvmm/i-95-virginia-traffic-drivers-stuck" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bvnvmm/i-95-virginia-traffic-drivers-stuck</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Vice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Vice</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RSS</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bot" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Bot</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/interstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#interstates</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Virginia</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/traffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#traffic</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/snow" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#snow</a>

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