Showing posts with label paving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label paving. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 25, 2020

First I Look at the Purse.

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I don't care if you got yourself a wrap all I want is your pretty green cash Bought me a suit, bought me a car Want me to look like...
Monday, October 28, 2019

Particularly in Nawbany: "Why We Need to Dream Bigger Than Bike Lanes."

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"We can’t let car companies again shape the vision for our future; if we don’t dream big now, we may never get the chance again. Let’...
Saturday, September 01, 2018

Yo, progressives -- sidewalks are a social justice issue. But we spend a lot more on paving, don't we?

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Don't strain your eyes looking. There were no signs warning of a closed sidewalk throughout the period of work, even though handicapp...
Monday, May 14, 2018

Paving news, but before that, a review of pro-Gahan campaign finance "engineered" by HMB and HWC.

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Let's talk about paving, but first, who's this guy popping up on Mayor Jeff Gahan's 2017 campaign finance report? Brad Meye...
Tuesday, October 10, 2017

ASK THE BORED: This might be BOW's best parking idea yet -- and ideal for the week ahead, too.

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Tuesday evening update: Councilman Al Knable looked into this: "These signs are slated to come down for Harvest Homecoming weekend ...
Tuesday, June 06, 2017

ASK THE BORED: At the corner of 7th & Market, BOW celebrates two weeks of non-access for handicapped sidewalk users.

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No, it isn't the sort of celebration we'd like to see, but BOW as yet has made no effort to wrap its institutional arms around mo...
Tuesday, May 30, 2017

ASK THE BORED: Anti-climactic paving bids, Elm Street speedway work and the forthcoming W. 1st and Main intersection.

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The minutes from May 23 are in, and the low bid for this season's citywide paving extravaganza ... like always ... MAC! MAC! MAC! ...
Thursday, May 25, 2017

Two-way paving: "During this time of highly-anticipated construction, please add signage that instructs the drivers on what to do in the meantime."

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Hannegan Roseberry has an excellent letter in the Hansonator . Among other unintended "interim" outcomes, she can see that a ...
Tuesday, May 23, 2017

ASK THE BORED: A progress report on paving, two-way streets and the crosswalk on Main at W. 1st.

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From the BOW meeting of May 16, in their own words, an update on downtown grid paving and the crosswalk project at Main and W. 1st. ---...
Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Finally, at long last, at least two decades too late: " Two Way Streets - Major Construction to Begin Next Week."

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City Hall's release follows verbatim. For the first time in recorded history, the words "two way" appear within eyesight. C...
Tuesday, May 09, 2017

ASK THE BORED: All for paving and paving for all -- and information about the elusive two-way street project's inception.

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At last week's Board of Public Works and Safety meeting (May 2), there was an update on the critically important annual paving extrav...
Thursday, February 02, 2017

Gahan clears space in already bulging campaign finance coffers as his half-ass-two-way-street reform project limps toward the runway.

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We will surmise from the evidence that John Boyle is Jerod Clapp's de facto replacement at the News and Tribune , although the repor...
Tuesday, October 18, 2016

ASK THE BORED: Restripe Upper Spring Street for traffic calming BEFORE the election? And risk an even higher Luddite turnout? Adam has priorities, you know.

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Hmm. In terms of weather, Thursday of last week (October 13) was acceptable, wasn't it? But it came, and it went ... ... a...
Friday, October 14, 2016

The Green Mouse Says, "If and when the city finishes the job and restripes the street, the mouth breathers will go berserk."

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Another week passes without stripes on Upper Spring -- no narrowing, no calming, but plenty of Irv's speedway tumescence. The Green ...
Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Another week passes without stripes on Upper Spring -- no narrowing, no calming, but plenty of Irv's speedway tumescence.

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If this isn't finished soon, John Rosenbarger's nose will reach all the way to Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. ...
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Sunday, July 10, 2016

5th and Elm speed crater: Have we reached China yet?

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If my math is correct, on Monday (July 11) it will have been 22 days since this stated 3 - 4 day project began. It probably took a week j...
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Saturday, June 25, 2016

5th Street's 2015 paving, 2016 unpaving, and future repaving.

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It's holding up fairly well south of I-Spring Street. Northbound is a different matter entirely. That's right. We paved this...
Saturday, June 18, 2016

ENCORE ... "Bob Caesar Sez: Listen to me because I never dropped acid during the Age of Aquarius."

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Earlier today, Bluegill shared the morning's post and provided an appropriate preamble. Let's ask the old white guys: Revisiting...
Saturday, April 16, 2016

It's a good thing we paved 5th Street eight months ago. It should last until 2023.

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Shhh ... don't mention the war, and don't EVER mention 5th Street when the corporate attorney's in earshot.