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Tag Archives: roads
Confessions of a recovering freeway nerd
Source: wired.com I’ll admit it. In my younger days, I was a certified freeway nerd. Growing up in Indianapolis, I was in awe of the Interstate Highway System. Lucky for me, Indy had plenty of them, including my teenage and … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, bridges, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, climate change, commerce, culture, density, distribution, downtown, economic development, electric vehicles, energy, engineering, environment, EVs and hybrids, fun, futurism, geography, health, Highway displacement, highways, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, nature, new urbanism, Passenger rail, pictures, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, poverty, product design, racism, rail, Railroads, recreation, Renewable Energy, revitalization, scenic byways, social equity, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, technology, topography, tourism, Trade, traffic, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, trucking, tunnels, urban design, urban planning, visual pollution, walking
Tagged expressways, freeways, highways, history, Interstate Highways, Interstates, mass transit, micromobility, nerd, planning, roads, transportation
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Favorite scenic byways and roadways traveled – UPDATED
Below, listed in alphabetical order, are my favorite scenic byways and highways that I’ve traveled from across the United States. Those shown in bold would be at the top of my list. No freeways, toll roads, or interstate highways allowed … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, architecture, art, Biking, Cars, culture, deserts, ecosystems, entertainment, environment, Food, fun, geography, Geology, Great Lakes, highways, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, nature, peace, pictures, placemaking, planning, rivers/watersheds, scenic byways, spatial design, sustainability, topography, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, walking, Wildlife
Tagged environment, history, nature, roads, scenic byways, tourism, travel
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Longest state segments of three-digit Interstate Highways
RANKINGS (As of 02/24/21 – Minimum of 40 miles in length) Interstate 476 – Pennsylvania = 129.61 miles Interstate 495 – Massachusetts = 121.56 miles Interstate 135 – Kansas = 95.74 miles Interstate 196 – Michigan = 80.65 miles Interstate … Continue reading
Posted in bridges, Cars, cities, commerce, geography, highways, history, infrastructure, land use, Maps, planning, tourism, Trade, traffic, transportation, Travel
Tagged expressways, freeways, highways, Interstate Highways, roads, transportation
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Shortest state segments of one/two digit Interstate Highways
RANKINGS BASED ON CURRENT MILEAGE (02/11/21) Maximum of 75 miles in length Interstate 95 in the District of Columbia = 0.11 miles – co-signed with Interstate 495 Interstate 78 in New York = 0.50 miles Interstate 66 in the District … Continue reading
Posted in bridges, Cars, commerce, geography, highways, history, infrastructure, land use, Maps, planning, shipping, spatial design, sprawl, States, Statistics, tourism, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged expressways, freeways, highways, Interstate Highways, mileage, roads, transportation, travel
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Overcoming roadblocks to non-motorized connectivity
Much research and analysis has been conducted over the years on the numerous harmful impacts from poorly designed highway projects on the fabric of a neighborhood or a community. In some instances, cities have begun the healing process of stitching themselves back together … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, bicycling, Biking, Cars, cities, civics, commerce, culture, environment, fitness, geography, health, history, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, logistics, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, spatial design, sustainability, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged AASHTO, bicycling, bike commuting, biking, design, engineering, highways, infrastructure, pedestrians, planning, roadblocks, roads, transportation, travel, walking
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Longest underwater highway tunnels
When it became apparent that a list of underwater highway tunnels by order of their length could not be found on the internet, I decided to put one together. The list is not comprehensive and meant to be a continuous … Continue reading
Posted in Cars, cities, commerce, economic development, environment, geography, infrastructure, land use, Maps, planning, Statistics, transportation, Travel, tunnels, urban planning
Tagged cities, design, engineering, highway tunnels, highways, planning, roads, transportation, tunnels, underwater tunnels, urban planning
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The road ate my neighborhood!
Absolutely spot-on example of the bass ackwards thinking from old school Traffic Engineers. Sadly, we have a serious overpopulation of them living and working here in Michigan. The video created by Strong Towns would be hilarious if it weren’t so … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, bicycling, Biking, Cars, cities, civics, infrastructure, planning, satire, sustainability, transportation, urban planning, walking
Tagged advocacy, bicycling, cars, cities, complete streets, engineering, infrastructure, planning, roads, satire, traffic, Traffic Engineers, transportation, urban planning, walking
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Sharing the roads is NOT enough!
A year or so ago I wrote about how cyclists are sometimes our own worst enemies. One gist of that post was until the cycling community can come together and agree on ONE course of action regarding advocacy, it will be … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, commerce, culture, diversity, economic development, education, environment, fitness, geography, health, Health care, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, politics, recreation, revitalization, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, Trade, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, Women
Tagged advocacy, bicycling, bike culture, biking, cities, City Cycling, cycling, diversity, geography, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, roads, transportation, urban planning
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Plow the d@%n bike lanes too!
Now that most of us are in the frosty grip of winter (quit smirking Hawaii and Florida), I have been reminded about an old pet peeve that many of us commuting cyclists have – the lack of snow or ice … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, Biking, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, civility, climate change, commerce, culture, downtown, economics, environment, fitness, fun, geography, government, health, Health care, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, logistics, placemaking, planning, politics, seasons, spatial design, sports, sustainability, technology, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, weather
Tagged automobiles, bicycling, bikes, biking, cars, commuting, cycling, design, environment, environmental justice, equity, highways, roads, seasons, social justice, streets, sustainability, transportation weather
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