{"id":1364,"date":"2010-02-11T16:25:22","date_gmt":"2010-02-11T22:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexblock.net\/?p=1364"},"modified":"2010-02-11T16:25:22","modified_gmt":"2010-02-11T22:25:22","slug":"links-burrowing-tunneling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/2010\/02\/11\/links-burrowing-tunneling\/","title":{"rendered":"Links – burrowing, tunneling"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WaPo infographic on NATM for Dulles Metro<\/p><\/div>\n

Curious about the tunnel progress for the Dulles Metro line?<\/strong> I ran across a WaPo infographic<\/a> on the Dulles Metro<\/a> line’s tunnel under the intersection of Routes 123 and 7 in Tysons Corner.\u00a0 This tunnel is being completed via the New Austrian Tunneling Method<\/a> – the graphic explains the process and shows the tunnel’s path under the highest point in Fairfax County.<\/p>\n

Similarly, there’s tunneling in Russia. <\/strong>The English Russia blog has some great shots<\/a> of new station construction for the St. Petersburg Metro<\/a>.\u00a0 Thanks to the geology of the city (built on fill, swamps, etc) the nearest reasonable strata to tunnel in is quite deep, making the Metro the deepest in the world.<\/p>\n

Unhappier Hipsters? <\/strong>Matt Yglesias’s twitter feed<\/a> is apparently feeding the beast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Not in the erogenous zone? <\/strong>Ah, there’s nothing quite like the unintended consequences of land use law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Paul Pickthorne, of Merrimack Park, has been hosting kink parties in his house for some time, and has been charging admission to defray the costs of hosting. His non-kinky (that we know of, anyway) neighbors complained to their county council representative, Roger Berliner, who responded that the county \u201chas moved aggressively to put an end to this blight on your community.\u201d This swift action took the form of a warning from the zoning inspector.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Charging admission might be a commercial use, eh?\u00a0 Either way, it’s worth taking note of this particular case study of how zoning laws are used for all sorts of nitpicky regulations and impositions.<\/p>\n

Streetcar wires and trees – not a problem.<\/strong> Streetcars 4 DC collects some case studies<\/a> of how DC’s potential streetcars can get along just fine with neighboring trees.<\/p>\n

The new Times Square will be around for a while. <\/strong>The folks at StreetFilms put together a nice piece showing off the transformation of Times Square<\/a> in advance of Mayor Bloomberg’s decision on making the changes permanent.<\/p>\n

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Today, they did just that<\/a>.\u00a0 Streetsblog has the story<\/a>:<\/p>\n

After weighing a dramatic decline in traffic injuries and data from millions of taxi trips showing an average seven percent increase in west Midtown traffic speeds, Bloomberg characterized the results of the trial as very encouraging. Safety improvements alone, he noted, were “reason enough to make this permanent.”<\/p>\n

In a rather extraordinary Q&A session that followed the announcement, Bloomberg fended off several questions from reporters who expressed skepticism that overall traffic speeds had improved. The mayor did not shy from the chance to frame pedestrian, bicycle and transit improvements in a way that New Yorkers rarely hear from their elected officials.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre the roads for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists,\u201d he asked, \u201cor are they just for motorists?\u201d When it comes to streets that safely serve all users and create vibrant public spaces, he suggested, New York has fallen behind its competitor cities around the globe.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Great news.\u00a0 The final report and data that was evaluated is available here<\/a> (PDF).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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