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well-put, boilerplater! They did try half measures with slavery for decades – slavery only allowed in the old territories, not the new territories, etc..
I love James Hansen, and think we should just tax carbon – keep it simple..what the heck is wrong with a straight out simple tax on harming the environment..We need to pay more for housing,…[Read more]

True. I’ve heard of attacks on isolated bike paths before. It also probably has to do with recreational riding vs. riding for practical reasons. If I’m riding to the grocery store, I have to use the streets. There are bike lanes along some streets, but they’re scattered and don’t connect. Quite honestly, I have no clue why those bikers rejected…[Read more]

Trace,
I do like the idea of the woonerf (I did my senior capstone on it), but I’m mainly just defending the idea against you in this case (you did start this argument in that discussion about progressive urbanism, not me). Why should every street have to give priority to cars? The woonerf is less about moving cars (or bikes or pedestrians) around…[Read more]

Ben, it looks like you’re building a boat in your photo. Is this part of your plan for dealing with sea level rise? ; )

That is indeed a thought provoking article, comparing it to other serious moral dillemmas of history. Comparing it to slavery reminded me of the movie “Amistad” about the trial of slaves on a ship bound for the US who staged a…[Read more]

He’s so hip he doesn’t need one…

Are there two separate arguments going on here- new development versus retrofits?

It seems to me that in retrofits a shared space concept would be much more feasible than somehow reallocating separate corridors specifically for one transit type or another.

But in new development, we have the chance to allocate and build right the first time…[Read more]

I agree about the DOT’s ! Man, I don’t even call them Landscape ARch’s, just to annoy them, I call them landscrapers and decorators (it helps to be a civil servant..hopefully won’t get fired..!)

But in commercial developments, the parking lot/plaza concept, everyone does it, usualls saves some requirement for parking spaces..on paper looks…[Read more]

I wonder if the reason bikers want to be on streets is that it is perceived to be safer from potential assailants. That is, when you are on a bike path that is isolated or hidden from streets, are potential attackers, thieves, perverts etc. more likely to be there? At least if you are along a road, you are more likely to be seen if you’ve been…[Read more]

Thanks, I’ve heard from others that they had not seen it in winter of 08. I’m actually hoping there is one as they are relatively quick and in a way a time saver.

I am not saying the woonerf was conceived by developers – I am saying it benefits developers by being cheaper..I agree – the right solution for the right space..But bicycle groups have taken the shared space concept to an extreme, to their own detriment, in my estimation..
I think every single developement i worked on, as a planner, in Southampton…[Read more]

I don’t know what test David took, but the essay question was on the test every time I took it. And I took it the summer of 2008. It is only about a paragraph or two so no big deal. Just state whole sentences and spell everything right. The PPI book has good examples of the format. I suggest that you take a review class. The no essay question must…[Read more]

To summarize my rant about your last reply, I guess I just don’t get what you’re talking about when you say shared space is a “developer’s answer”. Monderman did not come up with the idea to benefit developers in any way. And the original woonerf concept is more to do with allowing streets to be public space FOR RESIDENTS than anything. How do…[Read more]

I used AutoCAD for about 5 years before I got LandFX… AutoCad is great if you have a good symbol library but LandFX is absolutely incredible for irrigation! The best thing to do if you don’t have a symbol library is to start simple make blocks with a ceter symbol and on a second non-plot layer draw the radus and then repeat process for about 60…[Read more]

I just recieved my copy of LT. I have not yet loaded the software or opened the package so I can still return it. Would I better advised to get a differant irrigation design program? I do expect that I will use it for drafting/design other than irrigation at some point and compatibility with DWG and AutoCad is a priority. I do not for see needing…[Read more]