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Sometimes in transportation, our bridges cannot be saved (which can only be said after a Section 4(f) evaluation). Reasons often relate to safety or structural deficiency or loss of integrity, among other items. It’s a complex law and evaluation. Large bridges like the Champlain Bridge are rare projects; often bridge projects are much smaller. Remember […]
I’m just sitting down to catch up on the 20 stars of visual assignments and the 10 stars of design assignments I have to do by Sunday. The first week of #ds106 is always a tour-de-force, and I’m just getting … Continue reading →
“Where are you from?” “The South” These words are all it takes to conjure up an image in the head of most people. Often this is an image of a Confederate Flag waving, pick up truck driving, gun toting, NASCAR …
One thing that I have found truly amazing about the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is its ability to connect with many generations of people long after his life and the end of slavery. Douglass writes in such …