Quote from: ran4sh on April 22, 2024, 11:46:44 PMThen we have My Country, Tis of Thee, which is basically an Americanized version of God Save the King/Queen.Quote from: roadman65 on April 22, 2024, 11:04:40 PMIt's like the song My Maryland is the tune of the Christmas Carol O Tannenbaum. They write lyrics and apply them to old songs.
And "The Red Flag" as well, which is the anthem of a political party in the UK.
Quote from: roadman65 on April 22, 2024, 04:20:19 PMI've been hearing stories that the new bridge will not be named the Francis Scott Key Bridge due to a second verse of his poem that became our nation's anthem. Apparently the song we recite at ball games etc, has more lyrics to it that we never sing as well as even know about.
I don't know what they are as it's news to me that the anthem even had another verse. However MD lawmakers are listening to public opinion already not to rename the bridge its existing name.
Quote from: wdcrft63 on April 22, 2024, 07:11:50 PMThe name will almost certainly be changed. Francis Scott Key was a slave owner, and he was also a lawyer who fought to preserve slavery in court. On the other side of that, Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass were both born (as slaves) in Maryland.If the new bridge won't be called the Francis Scott Key Bridge, what other name could it be? And is there a similar movement in DC to rename its own Key Bridge?
Quote from: kalvado on April 22, 2024, 11:01:54 AMQuote from: Rothman on April 22, 2024, 09:29:03 AMI am not sure how to feel about overall trends in NYC.Quote from: kalvado on April 22, 2024, 09:26:34 AMQuote from: SignBridge on April 19, 2024, 07:59:59 PMYeah, that's just what we need. Another flatfooted attempt by politicians to show a neighborhood that they're doing something about a problem. Like this will make any difference at all.Don't underestimate amount of abuse people are willing to take for the privilege of being called a "New Yorker"
Not many people in NYC would consider a speed limit reduction abuse...
On one hand, Manhattan is obviously running over capacity. Hence congestion pricing, limiting speeds, trouble dance with medallions, uber, Airbnb.
And although public transportation is better than anywhere else in US, my understanding is that it is not really an option for many people. Not that there is a lot of spare capacity in MTA as well.
Should I call that catch-22?
Quote from: webny99 on Today at 08:57:52 AMThere's one a lot closer: the bridge in DC previously known as the South Capital St. Bridge. But still not in MD. Nothing wrong with more than one structure being named after someone.Quote from: ran4sh on April 22, 2024, 07:10:59 PMI can't seem to find what the controversy about that verse is though. For example, the Wikipedia article about the song doesn't mention any lyrics being controversial.
Towards the bottom of the wikipedia article there's a Protests section where it's covered in quite a bit of detail.Quote from: wdcrft63 on April 22, 2024, 07:11:50 PMThe name will almost certainly be changed. Francis Scott Key was a slave owner, and he was also a lawyer who fought to preserve slavery in court. On the other side of that, Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass were both born (as slaves) in Maryland.
There is already a bridge named after Frederick Douglass, not in Maryland though.
Quote from: ran4sh on April 22, 2024, 07:10:59 PMI can't seem to find what the controversy about that verse is though. For example, the Wikipedia article about the song doesn't mention any lyrics being controversial.
Quote from: wdcrft63 on April 22, 2024, 07:11:50 PMThe name will almost certainly be changed. Francis Scott Key was a slave owner, and he was also a lawyer who fought to preserve slavery in court. On the other side of that, Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass were both born (as slaves) in Maryland.
Quote from: sprjus4 on March 17, 2024, 01:48:05 AMQuote from: cowboy_wilhelm on March 16, 2024, 12:10:54 PMThe six through lanes on I-40 are a bit of overkill with the collector lanes. No one seems to be utilizing the third right lane since it ends up exiting or ending after a couple of miles, especially the tractor-trailers. I wish they'd gone ahead and widened a couple more miles west to Exit 148 and rebuilt the two sub-standard interchanges/bridges at 148 and 150.I wouldn't say it's overkill... building for the future. It allows traffic to have more merging space and to un-choke traffic a little bit through that interchange area.