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Woodside drivers face perilous stretch of road

Original post made on Jan 25, 2017

A retaining wall is coming to La Honda Road (state Highway 84) at Friars Lane, in Woodside where the narrow road shoulder along the downhill lane runs perilously close to a steep dropoff.


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Posted by Edward Syrett
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Jan 25, 2017 at 1:10 pm

Edward Syrett is a registered user.

This small example of deferred maintenance is symptomatic of a major attitudinal problem that afflicts our society in areas ranging from health care to transportation. In allocating resources, we consistently prioritize dramatic rescues and brand-new undertakings over prevention of disasters and upkeep of existing facilities. I recommend the recent New Yorker article "Tell Me Where It Hurts", by Atul Gawande, for an in-depth exploration of this issue. Dr. Gawande knows how to connect the dots!


Posted by old farmer
a resident of Woodside: other
on Jan 25, 2017 at 1:41 pm

We don't need infrastructure - we have The Wall to build! That will make America great again and all will be wonderful.

Look how great A Wall worked for The Netherlands

Netherlands welcome Trump
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Posted by Name hidden
a resident of Atherton: West of Alameda

on Sep 28, 2017 at 11:50 am

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