Category Archives: bridges

America’s most beautiful downtown – my vote is St. Augustine

Posted on May 15, 2017 by

I have had the great pleasure of visiting many communities across America ranging in size from hamlet to town to major city. This includes visits to parts of 49 states. Until this past week’s visit to St. Augustine, Florida I … Continue reading →

Posted in adaptive reuse, Advocacy, architecture, art, bridges, cities, civics, civility, Cuisine, culture, diversity, downtown, geography, government, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Maps, North America, pictures, placemaking, planning, skylines, spatial design, tourism, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Awesome Acadia turns 100

Posted on August 12, 2016 by

I have had the distinct privilege of visiting 72+ of our national parks, historic sites, battlefields, lakeshores, memorials, seashores, trails, and similar units of the National Park Service. Similarly, I have had the pleasure of visiting a variety national parks … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, bridges, civics, culture, environment, fun, geography, Geology, government, hiking, historic preservation, history, land use, nature, peace, placemaking, planning, recreation, spatial design, sustainability, topography, tourism, trails, Travel, walking, Wildlife | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Transforming the mundane into the m-a-r-v-e-l-o-u-s!

Posted on January 13, 2016 by

There are certain mundane objects that we see each and every day, but hardly think about. They have become the equivalent of background noise in our visual world. Such mundane items might include light poles, mailboxes, dumpsters, utility boxes, overpasses, … Continue reading →

Posted in adaptive reuse, art, branding, bridges, cities, civics, civility, Communications, culture, diversity, fun, infrastructure, land use, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, spatial design, urban planning | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Linking two continents – monumental bridges of Turkey

Posted on June 24, 2015 by

Turkey already has some amazing bridges, but now they plan to construct the world’s longest bridge span over the Dardanelles Straits linking Europe with Asia.  Designed to shorten the travel time between the major southern city of Izmir and Eastern … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, Asia, bridges, Cars, cities, commerce, Communications, economic development, Europe, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, pictures, planning, shipping, skylines, spatial design, Statistics, technology, tourism, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban planning | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

When transportation becomes the destination

Posted on June 18, 2015 by

Now and then, a part of the transportation network becomes iconic in itself. In those cases, the infrastructure not only serves its intended purpose, but also becomes a focal point and source of community, regional, or even national pride, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Active transportation, airports, architecture, bicycling, bridges, cities, civics, commerce, culture, economic development, geography, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, Passenger rail, placemaking, planning, product design, rail, rivers/watersheds, spatial design, tourism, Trade, traffic, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, tunnels | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Eight awesome bridges of Vietnam

Posted on December 10, 2014 by

Above and below are impressive bridge photographs of seven of the ten most popular bridges of Vietnam, plus one other beautiful one that I found on Trip Advisor.com. While all of them are intriguing in their own special way, it … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, art, Asia, bridges, cities, culture, economic development, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, skylines, spatial design, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Graceful Danish bicycle bridges

Posted on April 14, 2014 by

Above and below are both photographs and/or artist’s renderings of some of the graceful and stylish bicycle bridges that can be found in Denmark. While these bridges may not have the dynamic boldness of those posted previously from the Netherlands, … Continue reading →

Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, architecture, art, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, bridges, cities, climate change, culture, economic development, environment, Europe, fitness, fun, geography, health, hiking, infrastructure, land use, Maps, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, revitalization, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hubway’s the way to bike Boston

Posted on March 17, 2014 by

Kathy and I joined my son Jonathan on a morning bike ride along both sides of the Charles River in Cambridge and Boston Saturday morning. While Hubway is located throughout much of the central parts of the Boston urban area, … Continue reading →

Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, bridges, cities, civics, commerce, culture, economic development, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Maps, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, skylines, spatial design, sustainability, technology, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Incredible Dutch bicycling bridges

Posted on March 14, 2014 by

Above and below are a series of images of a few of the most spectacular and inspiring bicycle bridges you will ever see on this planet. All of them are located or proposed in the Netherlands – home of windmills, … Continue reading →

Posted in Active transportation, architecture, art, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, bridges, cities, civics, commerce, culture, economic development, Europe, fun, geography, health, infrastructure, land use, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, spatial design, sustainability, tourism, Trade, trails, transportation, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

A bicyclist’s wildest dream come true

Posted on February 25, 2014 by

“Oh my goodness,” is the best term I can come up with for describing this marvelous feat of sustainable engineering and design. Located in metropolitan Eindhoven, Netherlands –  this 237 foot diameter cable-stayed bicycle roundabout is literally suspended in mid-air from a … Continue reading →

Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, architecture, art, bicycling, Biking, bridges, Cars, cities, civics, commerce, culture, economic development, environment, Europe, fitness, fun, geography, health, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, spatial design, sustainability, technology, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments