Corrected 20 August 2009
Readers of today’s News-Miner will already know: the FMATS Policy Committee scrapped the idea of a roundabout at the north end of Cushman St. and voted to plan for one-way traffic on the bridges south of the intersection. I fear that their decisions have just driven a nail into the coffin of [...]
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For want of a nail…
Posted in Downtowns, Driving, Streets / roads / etc. on August 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Life is a street, not a highway
Posted in Community, Driving, Streets / roads / etc. on April 19, 2009 | 4 Comments »
My daughters and I just watched a movie whose soundtrack featured the Tom Cochrane song “Life is a Highway”. What an odious, and sadly telling, metaphor.
The complete lyrics aren’t of interest to me, just that metaphor. What does it mean that life is (or should be) a highway? What are the salient characteristics of highways?
Highways [...]
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