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Tag Archives: engineering
Peoria’s first roundabout: in Springdale Cemetery
Welcome to a simple grassway around an elevated circle (made of concrete? Stone?) surrounding an obelisk within Springdale Cemetery. It’s a different sort of traffic circle. No cars, for one. No road signs either—and you can stop wherever you want. … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Report from the road
Tagged bicycle, coffee, engineering, infrastructure, Peoria, Rock Island Greenway, Springdale cemetery, trail
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The Invention of Nothing
If you like to ride road bikes and you’ve been paying attention to them for a few decades, you’ve noticed quite a bit of change, especially on the high end. In the 1980s, indexed shifting replaced the need to manually … Continue reading
What bicycles and light bulbs have in common
The bicycle by itself is of limited use. It’s when you introduce infrastructure—a smoother trail or a better street—that an interesting experiment becomes a solid transportation option. Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure
Tagged advocacy, engineering, Erik Reader, house remodeling, Law of Unintended Consequences
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Peoria’s newest waste of space: Route 40 and Cedar Hills Drive
Just a couple of quick looks at the intersection of Route 40 and Cedar Hills Drive on the north end of Peoria. (Thanks for the lift, John Martin.) Here we’re looking west at the intersection. Cedar Hills is a rough, … Continue reading
Smallest Bantam Bike Friday sports 90-millimeter cranks
In addition to packable and folding bicycles (like my Bike Friday tikit), the folks behind Bike Friday also build custom lightweight bicycles for little people. Engineer Rob English recently shipped the smallest Bantam Bike Friday he ever designed. To accommodate five-year-old … Continue reading
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