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[design, urban design] The New Sellwood Bridge?
2007-11-27 07:00:00 1153. (Via BikePortland) We've seen the future of the old Sellwood Bridge , and we like what we see.There are some gorgeous design thoughts happening, everything from cable-stayed to through-arch for the higher-priced options to a beguiling delta-frame bridge and a simple box-girder design that, while relatively plain next to the other glamour-pusses, is still elegantly-designed. Here's the rundown of concept imagery, nicked wholesale from the Sellwood Bridge Project's site:The Sellwood Bridge Project is running a survey right now on these visual design options. The BikePortland blog suggests we take it, and we endorse that suggestion. Just go the home page there and look for the splash graphic at the top of the right sidebar. It won't take long. More About: Design , Urban
[pdx] Now, Which Portland Is It?
2007-11-27 06:16:00 1152. Nice going so far, people. I've got another one for you.In this downtown Portland , Broadway and Main cross. On the north side of town, amazingly, there is still a Portland Boulevard, which is ironic because it's 1,824 miles closer to Montgomery than our Portland is. One of its newpapers is the local Leader, and the other is considered the Progressive, regardless of what you think of them. And, like our Portland, a short drive to the north end of town will bring you to the state line.Which Portland is this? Tags: pdx, Portland, Which Portland
[bloggage] Hat Tip To Jeff Mapes
2007-11-26 04:22:00 1151. If you surfed over here to see the large size of the Sleepy Downtown Salem (Liberty Street) that Jeff Mapes referred to in his blog here, you can see that here.And thanks for coming over, if you did – and thank you, Jeff, for the mention! Most skookum of you! Tags: pdx, bloggage, linkage, or_photo, Oregon photos, Salem Photos, Downtown Salem
[meme] ZehnKatzen's Weekly Winners #2: Sleepy State Street, Salem
2007-11-25 18:02:00 1150. For this week's winner, I chose another photo of downtown Salem Oregon late on a Thanksgiving afternoon: This is State Street , Salem, looking east from Liberty Street, approximately 3:15 PM, Thanksgiving 2007. No, there aren't a bunch of invisible people there. Downtown Salem is that empty after hours and on holidays. Now, as I've said before, I'm very fond of my capital city. I grew up in Salem and was born just up the road in Silverton. Salem is in by blood and my background. But it is a city of 150,000–but by this photo, you wouldn't know it. Practially everyone has, literally, gone home. The Lege is the biggest show in town, and that only happens once every two years. That's Salem for you. Great place to be from.Salem: Oregon's Tacoma. Technorati Tags: Oregon photos,Salem Oregon,Salem Photos,Weekly Winners ,meme More About: Meme
[pdx] Which Portland Is This, Then?
2007-11-25 03:28:00 1149. This Portland has a few things in common with our Portland; there is a Portland Harbor on the north side; it's about the same latitude; It has an island that's not quite an island, and it is famous for being a certain color of gray, and at the end of it all, just like property taxes, you have a bill. And, speaking of ends, this Portland is Sine qua non. Which Portland is this?UPDATE: Stan gets the award: The correct answer is the Isle of Portland, in Dorset, in England.The Sine qua non comes from the inference that most other Portlands were either named for this (Portland, Maine) or named for something that was named for it (Portland, Oregon). The famous Portland cement has nothing to do with our fair city (despite there once being a local firm called Oregon Portland Cement), but was in fact called such because the color was reminiscent of the color of the stone on the Isle. Quizzically, there is no actual city of Portland there. The nearest city of size is Weymouth ... More About: Then
[liff, or_photo] Liberty Street, Downtown Salem, Thanksgiving Day Afternoon
2007-11-24 04:46:00 1148. Liberty Street NE, Salem, the throbbing heart of the state capital, at about 15:30h on Thanksgiving day, 2007: I was standing in the crosswalk on the north side of State Street facing north up Liberty. That first light up is Court Street NE; the next one up is Chemeketa Street NE; then there's the skybridge over from JCPenney to the Salem Centre mall; I give you Oregon's second (or is it third now) city on a holiday afternoon. Now, Salem gets a lot of insults for being such a small, sleepy town. I'd like to say that, having grown up there, it's not a bad place really, People are as friendly as anywhere else in the Willamette Valley; Salem is a cute town, comfortable, pleasant on the eyes. But take it as a clue that a lot of us–residents as well as expats–call it Snailem. And take it as a huge clue that despite standing in the middle of one of the principal downtwon shopping streets, at the crown, I was never in danger of being hit by any car–not once. ... More About: Downtown , Afternoon
[bloggage] Nifty New RSS Button on Header Image
2007-11-24 04:34:00 1147. The RSS button has been added to the head image and and an RSS feed link has been enabled in the image map. Subscribe away, you people–you know that without you, I'm nothing! Technorati Tags: bloggagem,Zehnkatzen,RSS More About: Button , Image , Header , Nifty
[pdx] Bike Maps for Free
2007-11-24 02:24:00 1146. I love the map Bike There, which is now in a new edition, and $6.00 isn't a big price to pay for the info on how to get around Portland on your two-wheeler. But, odd as it may seem, in this economy, sometimes you don't even have the $6. What to do?The City of Portland has good information available at the city's website, Portland Online, specifically, going to this page will take you directly to the page that not only has Portland cycling maps but also maps for surrounding cities. They are free for downloading but, if you look in the middle of the page you'll find a link where you can put in a mail request. They'll gather up a handful of the maps you want, throw in a couple of pamphlets and a cool bumpersitcker or two, and send it off to you just for the asking. That's right, basic good biking info for the asking. The above photo shows you what you'll get if you ask for the whole banana. And I suggest it; what with fuel prices being what they are, I thi... More About: Free , Maps
[pdx] So, Which Portland Is This?
2007-11-23 11:48:00 1145. Okay, folks, you've been quick and sharp so far. But I have another Portland here. it has about 24,000 people to it, It's served by rail. it has a connection to a certain Lt. Dan. Most importantly, it's not called Portland anymore. What it its current name?UPDATE: Stan guessed correctly. This Portland is known as Blue Island, IL. More, as they say, to come. Technorati Tags: pdx,Portland,Which Portland
[info_design, street_blades] Peachtree Corners, Gwinnett Co, Georgia
More articles from this author:2007-11-23 10:51:00 1144. Doing a Google search on the keywords sign toppers today, I came on the program that the community association of an area of Gwinnett Country, Georgia known as Peachtree Corners (this being a part of the northern part of the Greater Atlanta area) has implemented to increase community pride: tastefully designed sign-toppers, reasonably priced at $50 a throw. Any citizen can buy one, and the County will apparently install them for you, free of charge. In viewing the unveiling of one, I got an unexpected gift: a good look at the rather well-designed sign blades that presumably are standard in Gwinnett County: Peachtree Corners, GA, County road blades with neighborhood sign topper. Photo by Sean Dunlap; used with permission This design works well; it gets a lot right. The street name (or specific) is big and clear, in a an FHWA-Variant font, and in mixed case, which is actually more readable than completely majuscule (we'll disc... 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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