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NY Governor Announces new Brockport Loop Pedestrian Bridge
Design Group
DIR By: Doug K
Date: January 31, 2021, 1:19 pm
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Here's the link to our main ECNA website and the Reimagine the
Canals Blog Page with a good read on the plans for the upcoming
Brockport Loop... a whole new way to look at getting access to
or across the Erie Canal
HTML https://ecna.us/reimagine-the-canals/reimagine-the-canals-brockport-sky-loop-design-other-canal-improvement-plans/
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No Surprise AGAIN, local Facebook group doesn't like the
Brockport Loop Pedestrian Bridge
DIR By: Doug K
Date: February 5, 2021, 4:53 pm
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It doesn't really matter what the Governor of New York, the NYS
Canal Corporation announces, or what the New York Power
Authority is trying to do to improve the Erie Canal, make it
safe, and make it profitable.
The Stop the Canal Clear-cut group on Facebook simply won't like
it... just because they don't get things "their way".
Now it's how much they don't like the proposed Brockport Loop
Pedestrian Bridge & Access Point.
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By the way, the Stop the Canal Clear Cut Facebook group's way of
"fixing" the Erie Canal ignores general Public Safety of most
Canal Communities, ignores the overall Sustainability of a 200
year Old Erie Canal system, it also ignores all the science &
facts regarding Earthen Embankment Dam Maintenance & Inspection
and all Dam Safety rules for the State of New York.
Imagine that, Facebook environmentalist who can't seem to agree
with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
regarding the Truth about Dam Safety...
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Many voices that matter, Support the Reimagined Brockport Loop
Pedestrian Bridge
DIR By: Doug K
Date: February 9, 2021, 1:35 pm
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Do the voices of a Facebook group, which is located in one of
Rochester's eastside communities, actually matter for an new
Erie Canal Reimagine Project that will build a Brockport "Sky
Loop" Pedestrian Bridge on the Westside of Town?
It appears that they think it does as evidence shows from the
post you just read.
But the voices that REALLY matter, they were all together
recently to discuss the GREAT BENEFITS this new project has, for
the future of Brockport, and the Erie Canal as well as the
entire State of NY. Here's a little bit from the story covered
in the Westside News, a local publication that reaches most of
the people that would actually be using this new canal overpass.
They have done a great job capturing all the positivity for this
new idea
HTML https://westsidenewsny.com/features/2021-02-08/architect-selected-for-brockport-loop-pedestrian-bridge-project/
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Now, if you have been following our Forum, it's become quite
obvious that this Stop the Canal Clear-Cut Facebook group
doesn't like anything that is being done to the Erie Canal these
days. They are actively trying to stop the Canal Corporation's
Embankment Safety Program. Yes, they don't believe that the
safety of the public is at risk. No data, no facts, they just
"don't think so".
It's hard to say the words.. this group is actively fighting a
public safety program to fix unsafe canal dams. But it's true.
The Facebook group also does not like the new owners of the
Canal System, NYPA. Because the New York Power Authority intends
to fix the Erie Canal and make it sound again. These new owners
also want to rebuild it better, to meet the needs of their
changing customer base, who now wants the Erie Canal to be more
human powered craft friendly. Anything these new owners do or
say, regarding the Erie Canal, is trivialized by this group's
leadership. Not sure why.
The New York Power Authority is trying to save the Erie Canal,
from a slow death of deterioration, anyone who can't see that
has some severe issues with "selective bias".
Or perhaps the Stop Clear-Cut group is a victim of their own
"preconceived notions" that seem to emanate from their
Leadership downward. Whatever the LEADERS say goes, especially
with this group, and those leaders say "NYPA is Bad". It's a
good thing they are not in charge of things, and the people who
matter were covered by the Westside News. In the end, whatever
the Stop the Canal Clear-Cut group says, only matters to
themselves.
Most Erie Canal Neighbors & Supporters have already figured out
this group has NO facts or evidence to support their claims.
Many Engineers & Scientist would simply chalk this strange,
erratic behavior up to the simple fact that the group's
paradigms are off kilter, and they need a "Paradigm Shift".
Sadly the people who are most out of whack, are also the hardest
ones to convince that they need to "re-evaluate their position"
at some point.
Yea, a Paradigm shift seems to fit as the best solution for this
group right now.
And since I have been both Engineer & Scientist in my career,
I'll leave it right there...
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