February 05, 2006

Where to Ride the Brake

Check out this cool site. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer gives readers a heads up on where they're likely to be ticketed on a regional interstate. The corresponding story is linked here.

Posted by Eric Townsend at 10:00 AM | Comments (0)

Where to Ride the Brake

Check out this cool site. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer gives readers a heads up on where they're likely to be ticketed on a regional interstate. The corresponding story is linked here.

Posted by Eric Townsend at 10:00 AM | Comments (0)

February 04, 2006

A Modest Proposal

Jonathan Swift suggests using orphans for food... Fast Forward suggests paving a sidewalk between Davie Street and South Elm Street near Natty Greene's.

I know, I know. There's already a walkway leading from Davie south toward the railroad tracks and then back up toward South Elm, a semicircle if you will, that does the job. But the mud path cutting across the small grassy area enclosed by the current sidewalk is evidence enough of the "shortcut" people use to access the brew pub from Davie Street.

I'll grab a digital camera in the coming days to take a few shots of the path and can post the images here. And I'll try to get details on whether the land is public or private.

Anyone out there have an answer or suggestion?

Posted by Eric Townsend at 09:31 PM | Comments (0)

February 02, 2006

Bridge work, and then some

The state Board of Transportation approved $10 million worth of construction contracts in Guilford County today. Most were for road repairs and a couple of bridge replacements.

Here is the rundown:

The board awarded contracts to:

Replace a bridge over Deep River on High Point Road in Guilford County – Smith-Rowe Inc. of Mount Airy for $3.1 million. Work can begin in February with completion set for December 2007.

Replace a bridge over Deep River on Sandy Ridge Road in Guilford County – R.E. Burns & Sons Company, Inc. of Statesville for $529,000. Work can begin in June with completion set for September.

Replace a bridge over Rush Creek on Lewiston Road in Guilford County R.E. Burns & Sons Company, Inc. of Statesville for $667,000. Work can begin in June with completion set for September 2007.

Resurface 24 miles of highway and secondary roads in Guilford County including two sections of N.C. 62 – Thompson Arthur Division of APAC-Atlantic Inc. of Greensboro for $1.7 million. Work can begin in April with completion set for June.

Resurface 20 miles of highway and secondary roads in Guilford County including two sections of N.C. 61 – Thompson Arthur Division of APAC-Atlantic Inc. of Greensboro for $1.4 million. Work can begin in June with completion set for September.

Resurface and widen 17 miles of highway and secondary roads in Guilford County – Vecellio & Grogan Inc. of Beckley, W. Va. for $3.1 million. Work can begin in May with completion set for October.

Posted by Jonathan Jones at 03:07 PM | Comments (0)

January 19, 2006

So what really is gas mileage

According to this article, the EPA is finally ready to start basing fuel efficiency ratings, i.e. miles per gallon, on real world conditions instead of what happens in the labratory. Consumer Reports says the EPA's methods have been off my as much as 90 percent.

I'd never really thought about it too much, but always wondered why when I kept track of my own cars fuel efficiency it never quite squared with the manufacturer's ratings. I've had cars that did better than they were supposed to and ones that did worse.

Posted by Jonathan Jones at 11:14 AM | Comments (0)