April 2, 200718 yr Neighbors oppose Saron Drive extension SLC: These residents are idiots for moving in on this "dead end street", although you can clearly see on city maps and seeing the other part of the road just a mere 150 feet away! It is separated currently by a driveway to a farm. Here is a Google aerial. If you wanted to move in on a "dead end street" -- you should have moved in on a dead-end street! Don't move onto a road that has clear indications of a future extension (and completion) and then complain when the city wants to finish this needed connector. I think this part of the lengthy article sums it up -- When Jim Davis and his family moved to Saron Drive last year, one of the major draws of the house was its proximity to the dead-end portion of the road. The stretch of Saron leading up to where it ends by Red Rain Circle is quiet, with very little traffic, Davis said. But that could change if the city pushes forward with a proposal to extend Saron, a collector street that meanders through the neighborhoods in the Veterans Park area. Article information: "Neighbors oppose Saron Drive extension, By Michelle Ku, HERALD-LEADER STAFF WRITER, Mon, Apr. 02, 2007" -- Neighbors oppose Saron Drive extension By Michelle Ku HERALD-LEADER STAFF WRITER When Jim Davis and his family moved to Saron Drive last year, one of the major draws of the house was its proximity to the dead-end portion of the road. The stretch of Saron leading up to where it ends by Red Rain Circle is quiet, with very little traffic, Davis said. But that could change if the city pushes forward with a proposal to extend Saron, a collector street that meanders through the neighborhoods in the Veterans Park area. Read More...
April 2, 200718 yr Here are a few more frustrating examples -- The small farm stands in the way of connecting the developments -- http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&om=1&z=17&ll=37.991758,-84.58492&spn=0.006037,0.010042&t=k A planned Man-O-War Blvd. intersection was never completed because the residents did not want all the traffic dumping onto their street. Zoom out and you can see how much of a mess their street system currently is -- http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&om=1&z=18&ll=37.996983,-84.568114&spn=0.003018,0.005021&t=k These two frontage roads would serve as great connectors and relieve more local traffic from Nicholasville Road. The one on the left was completed last year -- http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&om=1&z=18&ll=38.004951,-84.521154&spn=0.003018,0.005021&t=k Besides the missing east-west roads, there is a planned connector to the road on the south -- http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&om=1&z=17&ll=38.046748,-84.532768&spn=0.006033,0.010042&t=k
April 3, 200718 yr Here's a road that used to be together, but now isn't: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=north+ridgeville,+oh&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=16&ll=41.37548,-82.018443&spn=0.008389,0.027122&t=h&om=1 Avon-Belden Road used to go straight through, with an at-grade crossing at the railroad tracks. Thankfully, they built a bridge over the tracks last year, so now there are only four crossings in North Ridgeville rather than five. Since there were already houses here, the bridge had to be built off to the west, with little spur access roads leading back to the existing properties. ...But they also got rid of the grade crossing on the original road. So now if you live south of the railroad tracks, you not only get the joy of noisy trains at all hours of the day, but you also get to backtrack to the main drag to go north on SR 83 rather than simply crossing the tracks. And, enjoy giving directions to visitors, who will no doubt be driving back and forth across the new bridge trying to figure out where your house is, since your street is still technically named Avon-Belden Road (it wasn't renamed "Old Avon-Belden" or anything, as far as I can tell, or at least there's no signage indicating such). It doesn't affect me, and in fact I benefit by having another option when there's a train blocking Maddock Road, but I feel sorry for the folks who live there. -birdman
April 3, 200718 yr I've always found this topic most interesting. Hamilton has planned an outer belt since the 1920's, Washington Boulevard. The boulevard is developed almost entirely around the west side of the city, except for two small sections, one of which is blocked by a city park. Crazy.
April 3, 200718 yr ^ Washington Blvd (1) How long was this allowed to remain unconnected? Washington Blvd (2) Page Park blocks this, although it would make an immediate right and not cut through the entire park? Washington Blvd (3) Was Washington planned to connect to Winston at OH 177? Washington Blvd (4) And how in the hell does Washington Blvd. begin again much further north?
April 3, 200718 yr Driving on the north side of Columbus would be much simpler if this little connection was ever made: (Morse-Bethel connector) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=morse+road+columbus+ohio&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=40.188298,70.488281&layer=&ie=UTF8&t=h&om=1&z=16&ll=40.061076,-83.026471&spn=0.009509,0.024247&iwloc=addr What are we talking about, one bridge and maybe 50 homeowners to relocate? Next Olentangy River crossing north is Rt 161, south is Henderson Rd (a distance of 2.73 miles without a river crossing in an urban area!)
April 3, 200718 yr Out in Amherst, the folks who live on this stretch of North Quarry Road were cut off twice. First Route 2 sliced off the northern 6 houses from the rest of the street. Then the bridge over the railroad was condemned back in the early 90's and the city couldn't afford to replace it, so they cut off North Quarry at the south end. At the time, the subdivision to the right did not exist, so those few homeowners had to drive a gravel temporary road along the tracks and under Route 2 to access Crosse Road to the west. What a pain! Now they can get out via Apple Orchard Estates along "Rome Beauty Drive" [gag]. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=1100+north+quarry+amherst+ohio&layer=&sll=41.408569,-82.250304&sspn=0.009318,0.024247&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=41.406284,-82.252729&spn=0.018637,0.048494&om=1
April 3, 200718 yr How long was this allowed to remain unconnected? Both of the subdivisions where the "holes" are located were developed in the late 40's, I'd assume since then. In your first link, you can see Millikin Woods Park. Until 2002, the park was another "hole" in the road, but it was filled in. Was Washington planned to connect to Winston at OH 177? This I don't know. My guess is that they were simply completing the loop, and further development on the other side of 177/Main Street didn't accomodate Washington, except to the north. And how in the hell does Washington Blvd. begin again much further north? Good question. The north loop of Washington Blvd once ended at Brookwood (seen above Winston in the third link), but when Gunn Eden was developed in the late 80's/early 90's, it was extended around to Main, and now comes no where close to the other side of Washington. I think the latest comprehensive plan has Washington (the south loop) coming onto Main at Brookwood, and then following Brookwood until its intersection with Washington. That might take a couple homes, however.
April 3, 200718 yr Speaking of the annoyance of giving directions, it's a pain to try and find any address on Butternut Ridge Road: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Butternut+Ridge+Rd,+Ohio&sll=41.406284,-82.252729&sspn=0.01677,0.054245&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=41.332386,-82.067056&spn=0.016789,0.054245&om=1 It was cut off by the junction of SRs 10 and 57. The problem is the numbering system. House numbers on the east side of SR 57, numerically, seem as though they should be somewhere around the corner of Butternut Ridge and Grafton Road (on the west side). Amazingly, this also confuses MapQuest, Google Maps, et al. and they can never figure out (or at least they couldn't several years ago) that you have to find a way to Durkee Road first to get to the other side of Butternut Ridge. Even with human-given directions I spent a lot of time driving back and forth because the house numbers were confusing. To further complicate things, Butternut Ridge goes west and gets sliced off by U.S. 20 again, then continues up north: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Butternut+Ridge+Rd,+Ohio&sll=41.406284,-82.252729&sspn=0.01677,0.054245&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=41.317657,-82.11113&spn=0.016793,0.054245&om=1 -birdman
April 3, 200718 yr Driving on the north side of Columbus would be much simpler if this little connection was ever made: (Morse-Bethel connector) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=morse+road+columbus+ohio&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=40.188298,70.488281&layer=&ie=UTF8&t=h&om=1&z=16&ll=40.061076,-83.026471&spn=0.009509,0.024247&iwloc=addr What are we talking about, one bridge and maybe 50 homeowners to relocate? Next Olentangy River crossing north is Rt 161, south is Henderson Rd (a distance of 2.73 miles without a river crossing in an urban area!) The biggest obsticle tothe Morse-Bethel connector is the homes next to it. The connector would go next to the old Beechwold community, which was, a hundred years, the one of the swankiest subdivisions in Metro Columbus. Those citizens didn't want all those "commoners" cars going by their homes so they petitioned to get the Morse-Bethel Connector (and Oh 315 project) on a referendum ballot in 1968 and won. That referendum delayed the completion of Oh 315 by 5-10 years and is why Columbus has to go through so much legal manovering to get anything proposed there.
April 3, 200718 yr To further complicate things, Butternut Ridge goes west and gets sliced off by U.S. 20 again, then continues up north: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Butternut+Ridge+Rd,+Ohio&sll=41.406284,-82.252729&sspn=0.01677,0.054245&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=41.317657,-82.11113&spn=0.016793,0.054245&om=1 -birdman Then Butternut Ridge starts up again east of Cleveland in Geauga County. :wtf:
April 17, 200718 yr From the 1/26/07 Ashtabula Star Beacon: Rock Creek to get rubber sidewalks By STACY MILLBERG [email protected] ROCK CREEK - - Possible new sidewalks will put a spring in the step of village residents. Village Administrator John Casalina has submitted a letter of interest to the Ohio Department of Transportation to participate in a program that would put 4,000 square feet of rubber sidewalks in the village. If selected for the program, ODOT will fund the total cost of the project, Casalina said. The rubber sidewalks are fabricated from recycled tires and come in two colors - - gray and terra cotta. They are resistant to salt and cold weather, Casalina said. http://www.starbeacon.com/local/local_story_026071533
April 17, 200718 yr this is amazing being that Rock Creek is one of the most depressing small towns ive been through in northeast ohio. that have virtually demolished their downtown area, replaced by a couple gas stations (both now closed) and vacant lots. why doesnt cleveland or lakewood inquire about this project. i cant believe ODOT is paying for it.
April 17, 200718 yr this is amazing being that Rock Creek is one of the most depressing small towns ive been through in northeast ohio. that have virtually demolished their downtown area, replaced by a couple gas stations (both now closed) and vacant lots. why doesnt cleveland or lakewood inquire about this project. i cant believe ODOT is paying for it. Well most governments are hesitant to look into these types of projects. While they offer long-term benefits and have positives coming out the wazoo...they are more expensive up front. And politicians live in a short-term world...what have you done for me lately kind of thing. So they don't care what effects it will have long-term...they only care about right now (for the most part). In many communities the residents come up with some way to fund the difference between concrete and rubber sidewalks upfront. Then the politicians get all the credit without any risk to their reputation.
July 25, 200717 yr PRESERVATION VS. PROGRESS Brick streets still hold their appeal Wednesday, July 25, 2007 3:31 AM By Gail Martineau THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH In Mount Vernon, the bricks of S. Gay Street might be covered with asphalt, if a proposed ordinance passes. Brick streets, a quaint reminder of times gone by, are increasingly coming in conflict with America's growing volume of traffic. Some cities, including Columbus, Mount Vernon, Bexley and Athens, have recently begun to debate the importance of bricks to their identity. Monday night, Mount Vernon's City Council heard the first of three readings of an ordinance to cover S. Gay Street with asphalt. http://dispatch.com/dispatch/content/local_news/stories/2007/07/25/Brick_Roads.ART_ART_07-25-07_B1_IR7CD6C.html
July 25, 200717 yr Living on one of the few brick streets in my neighborhood, I'm always afraid I'm going to come home one day and find the street paved over with asphalt. So far though, it seems like any time they have to do water or gas repair work, they remove the bricks, haul them away, and when they are finished with the work, they patch up the hole with asphalt. Then a few weeks (or sometimes months) later, they come back, rip out the asphalt patch and put the bricks back in. It seems somewhat inefficient, but I wonder if they have to let the ground settle before the bricks go back. Although at times judging by the speed that cars race down the street (but these are also usually the people that consider stop signs optional), it is sometimes hard to imagine that they slow down traffic, but overall they do help. At any rate, I'm happy that they have kept my street brick and hope it stays that way.
July 25, 200717 yr Bricks are also a natural traffic calming device. You don't see many folks speeding on City Park or many other brick streets in German Village. My neighborhood in Clintonville used to have brick streets, but they were paved over for the "smoother ride". People then complained about too many speeders, so the city put in "humps" at the intersections.... which have done nothing to slow drivers down. Bring back the bricks!
July 25, 200717 yr ^I was going to say the same thing. I like how they force people to slow down, lest their vehicle fly apart from all the vibration.
August 10, 200717 yr From Houston.... Aug. 8, 2007, 1:14AM New Fourth Ward street plan will cost $500,000 more Its budget swells, but the new plan means fewer bricks laid by former slaves will be disturbed By DAVID ELLISON Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle The city's new plan to repair two Fourth Ward streets that were paved with bricks by former slaves will cost about $500,000 more than its original proposal, a city official said Tuesday. Michael Marcotte, director of Houston's Public Works and Engineering Department, said the city now will use a tunneling method to replace the water and sewer lines underneath Andrews and Wilson streets in a historic area called Freedmen's Town. He said it will cost $500,000 more than the initial plan, which had an estimated budget of about $3.2 million. Marcotte, who spoke at a news conference Tuesday morning in the Fourth Ward that included Mayor Bill White, said the project will minimize the number of bricks that will be removed. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5035569.html
September 21, 200717 yr i dk how successful this will be, but hopefully it makes ya think a bit. anything going on in ohio about this? Parking spots converted to 'pocket parks' Pocket park. (amNewYork File Photo/ Justin Rocket Silverman / September 20, 2007) By Justin Rocket Silverman, amNewYork Staff Writer [email protected] September 21, 2007 New Yorkers can expect a slightly greener city Friday as 20 curbside parking spaces are converted into little "pocket parks." The idea is to make New Yorkers rethink the best use of the city's public space. "Less than half of NYC households even own cars, and yet we give over so much road space to parking them," said Paul Steely White, executive director of Transportation Alternatives, which is building some of the local pocket parks. Similar parks will be open Friday nationwide, in an effort coordinated by the Trust for Public Land and dubbed "PARK(ing) Day." http://www.amny.com/news/local/am-parks0922,0,1507174.story edit: here's a link i found: See http://www.openplans.org/projects/park-ing-day for a complete list.
September 21, 200717 yr I posted a similar thread to this over a year ago. I found the link from a marketing forum. I think it's a great idea.
September 22, 200717 yr Great stuff! Any report from the Cincinnati event (see below). Cincinnati - PARK(ing) Day 2007 « on: September 20, 2007, 04:48:26 PM » -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spaces in the city lot on the northwest corner of 9th and Plum (across from City Hall) will be transformed from parking spaces into a temporary public park tomorrow. Stop by from 11am-5pm to hang out and support public space, not parking space.
September 22, 200717 yr As I stated in the Cincinnati PARKing Day thread...I believe that Park + Vine has plans to transform one of the metered spaces in front of their store.
September 23, 200717 yr here's another pic and a link: http://curbed.com/archives/2007/09/21/celebrate_fall_by_squatting_on_a_parking_space.php
September 24, 200717 yr I really like this event. The Cleveland Random Development thread has some recent discussion of this event and there are some photos from last year's incarnation in Cleveland at: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=10496.0
September 24, 200717 yr Here's a pic of PARK(ing) Day in Cincy. Unfortunately, I got to this spot right after the cops said we couldn't take up a parking meter (so we got someone to park their scooter there) and that we could sit or stand on the street (which is why the seats are actually on the sidewalk here. Before this, the "park" was a little more in the street. We did have a (donated) councilmember's spot in the lot across from city hall, as well.
September 25, 200717 yr ^ way to weave around the b*st*rds! very cool! here is a link to some video of it in ny: http://curbed.com/archives/2007/09/24/more_fun_with_new_york_city_parking_spaces.php#reader_comments ^ From the kids at Street Films, in case the still photos of people hanging in out in/on parking spaces didn't do it for you, they've produced a whole vid of the scene from Columbus Circle to Bedford Avenue.
October 5, 200717 yr some film: http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/paint-a-parking-lot-put-up-a-paradise
October 16, 200717 yr still more extended parking day action -- there is a video on the link! More Fun with Parking, Park Slope Edition Tuesday, October 16, 2007, by Robert -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We thought that business about Parking Day was over. Apparently not. Some Park Slopers who seem to have encountered some flak the first time around, chose to spend some time this past weekend hanging out on a parking space. · Parking Day Redux in Park Slope! (2007) [street Films] · Park Slope Has Its Parking Day [streets Blog] · More Fun with New York City Parking Spaces [streets Blog] http://curbed.com/archives/2007/10/16/more_fun_with_parking_park_slope_edition.php
November 23, 200717 yr http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2007/11/26/story2.html Friday, November 23, 2007 Energy program aims to erase 'carbon footprint' Business First of Columbus - by Jeff Bell Business First A spirited family discussion about the environment has prompted a Central Ohio restaurateur to do something about the so-called carbon footprint of his businesses. Peter Danis, owner of the Figlio and Vino Vino restaurants near Grandview Heights and in Upper Arlington, recently became one of the first business owners to buy clean energy credits through EcoVoom LLC, a new carbon-offset retailer based in Dublin... Accent Energy Group LLC Business: Retail supplier of natural gas, electricity and green power with an affiliate company, EcoVoom LLC, that sells carbon offsets Based: Dublin Employees: 67 Owners: Schneier, senior management, equity partners 2006 revenue: Would not disclose Web site: accentenergy.com 614-220-5456 | [email protected]
December 17, 200717 yr Not wholly Ohio related, but this sh!t stinks. You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours. Pet highway projects given precedence in areas where the highway will supercede _brand new_ highway alignments or high-speed highways. $2 billion that could be wasted on new alignments through the Daniel Boone National Forest, across nationally-protected Wild rivers. All in the name of economic benefits that only average a dollar and some change per person. I know I've granted ODOT the pass on some projects, but this is on a much larger scale -- we are talking about the whole southern state of Kentucky here -- through mountains, rivers and farmland. And even the original economic analysis disfavored the project. Am I the only one frustrated with this? I've been to my fair share of protests over this but it seems to not be getting anywhere :? Personal note: I wholly agree. Interstate 66 is nothing more than a waste of money, given that the following has or will occur -- 1. Cumberland Parkway is an interstate-quality highway through south-central Kentucky with a 70 MPH speed limit. An interstate designation will not change the quality of the road nor attract new development or tourism, given that the highway has been around since the late 1960s. 2. The Daniel Boone Parkway is a high-quality, high-speed two-lane road with interchanges and a few intersections with a 55 MPH speed limit. An interstate designation will not change the quality of the road nor attract new development or tourism, given that the highway has been around since the 1960s. But Interstate 66 would travel through the heart of Hal Roger's Country. 3. KY 80 between Somerset/Cumberland Parkway and London/Interstate 75 is a high-speed four- and two-lane highway with very few driveway intersections (rare for non-parkways). Interstate 66's routing would essentially duplicate the two-lane segment with a separate alignment that would cross the Rockcastle River -- a nationally protected Wild River -- and cut another swath through the Daniel Boone National Forest. If a four-lane was to be placed, why not along KY 80 as it has very few intersecting roads and very few homes along the length? 4. In Pike County, where it was heavily advertised by former Governor Paul Patton (who grew up in the county), it will duplicate US 119 which is _nearing_ completion today. 5. West Virginia has stated previously and stated again in the article that is has _no_ intention of building Interstate 66 -- which all but kills the project east of Kentucky. US 121 is the Coalfields Expressway, but it is being constructed as a four-lane corridor highway with interchanges and intersections. 6. Missouri has not committed to the Interstate 66 project either, all but killing the project west of the state. 7. KY 80/US 68 is being upgraded in the southern tier of the state to four-lane status, although it has mostly at-grades. Interstate 66 would duplicate this. Politics drive Kentucky road project that other states have rejected Rep. Hal Rogers funneling millions to keep interstate route alive, putting other priorities at risk By R. G. Dunlop, The Courier-Journal, December 16, 2007 Video: Pros and cons of Interstate 66, Video: Concern for Short Creek SOMERSET, Ky. -- U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers has funneled nearly $90 million in federal funds toward a proposed interstate highway in Kentucky that likely will never cross the state, much less stretch beyond its borders. Despite the substantial expenditure of funds, not a single shovelful of dirt has been turned on Interstate 66, conceived nearly two decades ago as a coast-to-coast corridor that would run through Southern Kentucky. Since then, it has been abandoned by every other state as unnecessary or too expensive. "We try not to build roads that don't lead anywhere," said Brent Walker of the West Virginia Department of Transportation, which has never seriously pursued I-66. Nevertheless, Kentucky continues to push forward, urged on by I-66 supporters, including local politicians and economic-development officials, and driven by Rogers' powerful influence as a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee...
December 17, 200717 yr Facts drastically changed since study Even in '97, gains barely topped cost By R. G. Dunlop, The Courier-Journal, December 16, 2007 A decade ago, Interstate 66 was little more than a "break-even" project whose benefits of safer, faster travel barely outweighed its mammoth cost. Now, with other states declining to pursue the project, even that marginal benefit is in question, according to several economists, including one who studied I-66 a decade ago.. Eric Thompson was teaching at the University of Kentucky in 1997 when he completed his study of what was then expected to be a high-speed corridor across Kentucky...
December 17, 200717 yr Traffic, safety figures don't support need By R. G. Dunlop, The Courier-Journal, December 16, 2007 [Article has figures and images.] On any given day, about 132,000 motorists travel Interstate 65 across the Kennedy Bridge between Louisville and Southern Indiana. North of Richmond, I-75 carries about 61,000 vehicles on a typical day. And near Bowling Green, I-65 handles some 48,000 drivers daily. But if a 28-mile stretch of I-66 ever gets built in Pulaski and Laurel counties, it would supplant an existing road, Ky. 80, where traffic volumes are far lower -- no more than 18,000 vehicles a day in most locations, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet...
December 17, 200717 yr Bringing home dollars wins praise, jeers 'It's not pork' to the poor, supporter says By R. G. Dunlop, The Courier-Journal, December 16, 2007 During his 27 years in Congress, Republican U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers has become renowned for steering federal money to Kentucky -- primarily within his 5th District, one of the nation's poorest. As a longtime member of the House Appropriations Committee, and especially during the decade he was a subcommittee chairman after Republicans gained control of Congress in 1995, Rogers wielded power over hundreds of billions of dollars for government programs...
February 7, 200817 yr Brick streets challenging for city plows Thursday, January 31, 2008 DAVID J. CROSS ThisWeek Staff Writer Part of what makes German Village a historic neighborhood is the care that goes into aesthetics. It's safe to say residents take pride in how the area maintains its authenticity, including the brickwork that lines some of the streets. Nonetheless, the majority of work done on the streets is taken care of by the city of Columbus, and it's a job that requires a certain amount of finances. As winter weather settles in, so will the snow, leading to the question: how does Columbus handle snow removal from its brick streets? http://thisweeknews.com/?sec=germanvillage&story=sites/thisweeknews/013108/GermanVillage/News/013108-News-488208.html&tab=tab1
February 7, 200817 yr My grandparents live in Glenville and their street is red brick. It's kida cool. Loud but cool.
February 19, 200817 yr My neighborhood in Ann Arbor has all brick streets. I have mixed feelings. I really really love the look, but they are incredibly dangerous in the winter, especially when the streets have a steep grade. They don't always offer a whole lot of traction when it gets icy. Not sure why. But I'd rather have that over asphalt.
February 19, 200817 yr Thank God. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 19, 200817 yr My neighborhood in Ann Arbor has all brick streets. I have mixed feelings. I really really love the look, but they are incredibly dangerous in the winter, especially when the streets have a steep grade. They don't always offer a whole lot of traction when it gets icy. Not sure why. But I'd rather have that over asphalt. Yeah! A frost can really put a glaze of ice on them, and they get slicker'n sh!t. Sucks for biking. With practice you learn how to follow the sweet spot where at least your wheels don't hit the longitudinal joints, and it ain't so bad. Skinny-tired road bikes will beat you up, no matter what you do, but the old-school English roadsters handle it OK. In the event of the aforementioned ice on bricks, just don't.
February 21, 200817 yr Carbon tax focus of British Columbia budget Campbell government introduces carrot-and-stock enviro-document in effort to curb greenhouse gases JUSTINE HUNTER Toronto Globe & Mail February 20, 2008 VICTORIA -- The B.C. government introduced North America's first full-fledged carbon tax yesterday, an attempt to engineer a social movement aimed at getting British Columbians to cut their greenhouse-gas emissions. The new tax will be tempered with matching income-tax cuts plus what is likely the province's largest-ever dividend to taxpayers... http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080220.BCBUDGET20/TPStory/Environment
February 23, 200817 yr Law firm's quest Leave vehicles home, cash in with EcoBucks Saturday, February 23, 2008 3:06 AM By Bill Chronister THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH One Columbus law firm wants workers to have a reason to leave their cars at home and use other means to get to the office. http://dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2008/02/23/ecobucks_0221.ART_ART_02-23-08_C12_QA9EDRN.html?sid=101
February 23, 200817 yr February 22, 2008 Putting mettle to the pedal ~ written by Doug Morgan The Dispatch says it's 29 degrees this morning as I suit up to bicycle from my home in the north end of Columbus to my office at Calfee Halter & Griswold on Capitol Square... 29 degrees will feel like a heat wave compared to the 6 degrees and -10 degree wind-chill I was biking in last week. http://www.cbalaw.org/news/index.php?i=732
February 23, 200817 yr Awesome articles. Very inspiring stuff. Hope to see more companies in Columbus adopting this program, or other programs like it. :D
July 23, 200816 yr Golf carts hit streets today in Sandusky By RICHARD PAYERCHIN, Sandusky Bureau Chief 07/23/2008 http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19865923&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46371&rfi=6 Golf carts can head straight from the links from the 18th hole to Sandusky's city streets starting today. A month ago, Sandusky City Commission approved legislation making golf carts street legal, with some restrictions, with a 30 day delay for the law to take effect. The issue has generated ''a ton'' of telephone calls to the police department from people asking about getting golf carts on the streets, said acting police Chief Charlie Sams. For more information about Sandusky's legislation, visit www.ci.sandusky.oh.us. For information about Ohio's driving and vehicle laws, see www.bmv.ohio.gov.
July 23, 200816 yr Oh goody. Carts that have a wheelbase similar to that of an ATV that can be easily misused and abused. 42 MPH? Death trap on four wheels, given that they have no crash protection.
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