by meg | Mar 23, 2017 | Infrastructure, Transportation
The pedestrian crossing at Cherry and Mason is difficult and scary. The coincidence of distracted motorists who don’t notice the crosswalk signs, families with kids heading to the museum, tourists who are unfamiliar with the area, a train line, and a connection...
by meg | Feb 14, 2017 | Infrastructure, Multi-Modal Culture, Transportation
In the book, Walkable City, Jeff Speck states that “the cities with the smallest blocks are the ones best known for walkability, while those with the largest blocks are known as places without street life….” While there’s certainly more...
by meg | Jan 25, 2017 | Infrastructure, Multi-Modal Culture, Transportation
This past weekend I had the pleasure of visiting Pullman, Washington, to check out the WSU campus with one of my daughters. A trip like that is an opportunity to compare our college town to another, but it’s also a chance to get some reading done while flying...
by meg | Dec 7, 2016 | Built Environment, Car Parking, Infrastructure, Planning & Design, Transportation
“If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” ― Yogi Berra “Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” ― Warren Buffett Fort Collins is a city that understands the value of a good...
by meg | Nov 28, 2016 | Car Parking, Infrastructure, Transportation
Black Friday is traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year, which means it’s also the day when parking lots are put to the test. In fact, during the latter half of the 20th Century, many city land use codes, including Fort Collins’, set their...
by meg | Nov 20, 2016 | Bikes & Peds, Infrastructure, Transportation
The intersection of N. Mason and Cherry has been a death trap for pedestrians and bicyclists alike. Motorists, in a hurry to make the light at College, often jet through that intersection with little care for pedestrian traffic. (Westbound motorists tend to be much...
