KKFI
Some time ago, KKFI moved from studios on Westport Road near Southwest Trafficway a building at 39th and Main. A few weeks ago, I snapped this picture of their new sign.For some irrational reason I've always liked signs that hang off the sides of buildings better than those that sit on top of poles. Until recently all of the really interesting signs in this area have been relics of an earlier area, like the giant Town Topic sign in the crossroads.
Another recent sign that I really like is the new sign for the AMC theater at 14th and Main. It's visible at least as far North as 8th Street and as far South as 18th. It may be visible from farther away. I haven't had the chance to look.
Brick is Still Here II
Every time I see road construction downtown, I try to walk over and take a look inside the hole. Interesting, almost archeological things can often be seen.This afternoon I passed this section of scraped street at 9th and Central. It's interesting that the bricks are a different shape than those uncovered exactly one block East several weeks ago.
As I discussed back in August, paving with brick would save 16.7% over asphalt in a 40-year period. Why? Why? Why?
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It is awful washboardy when you drive on it.. there were a great many brick streets still around when I was a youngin' I loved them, my Dad hated them.
I'm working on a post about this. The washboardy quality is exactly what you want on residential streets. It calms traffic making them safer for pedestrians. When it's safer for pedestrians there are more of them, increasing what one writer called "natural surveillance." When natural surveillance is increased, crime goes down.
When I talk about more pedestrians I'm simplifying a complex subject. Various writers have talked about the other uses that streets have. Here in North American, we've focused exclusively on making auto traffic flow as easily and as efficiently as possible. We've neglected these other uses.
I don't have the space to explain all this in a comment, but my point is that I think washboardy is exactly what we want for a side street.
To quote Chris Rock, "There's no money in the cure."
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