Did you know where your loved ones were last night?
If yours were like mine, they were stuck in the worst traffic jam in our island's history for six ... seven ... eight hours (minor, really). And there is more than a large part of me that feels that this could have been avoidable with some creativity and quick decision making on the part of our local government officials
Here are a few questions I had about what happened:
- If you knew the situation was severe, why didn't you (the government, the media) treat it as such and communicate it to people?
- If you knew that you were planning to demolish the bridge and shut down the freeway, what was the difference between doing it say, at 3:00 rather than 7:00 or 8:00?
- Where was the coordination between government organizations, the state, the city, and civil defense? Makes me worry if there's something real big that happens, you know, bigger than a pedestrian bridge being knocked into
Lastly, this is just an observation, but shouldn't we hold someone accountable for what happened? And I don't mean just the Army or the driver who did this.
Isn't it time someone in the government realizes or publicly admits to the fact that we all understand ... this place is way too overcrowded and has a very fragile, transportation system -- so why are we trying to grow our way out of problems, still?
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