Comments on: Halting Freeways & Blazing Trails: An Interview With BikePed Guru Tedson Meyers http://www.pps.org/blog/halting-freeways-blazing-trails-an-interview-with-bikeped-guru-tedson-meyers/ Placemaking for Communities Tue, 14 May 2013 09:42:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: Adam Froehlig http://www.pps.org/blog/halting-freeways-blazing-trails-an-interview-with-bikeped-guru-tedson-meyers/comment-page-1/#comment-97694 Adam Froehlig Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:49:00 +0000 http://www.pps.org/?p=79178#comment-97694 Funny thing about the middle part of the article is that there *IS* an I-695 in DC.  It’s true that the section between I-66/TR Bridge and the 14th St Bridge (through/near/under the Lincoln Memorial) was never built, but the Southeast Freeway east of the 3rd St Tunnel was built and is now finally being signed as I-695, 40+ years after construction.

]]> By: CarlBDC http://www.pps.org/blog/halting-freeways-blazing-trails-an-interview-with-bikeped-guru-tedson-meyers/comment-page-1/#comment-97516 CarlBDC Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:11:00 +0000 http://www.pps.org/?p=79178#comment-97516 Mr Meyers was a strong and active supporter of increased street lighting, bikes and curb cuts, etc. However, most of the council’s actions were begun, prior to Meyers service, by the Council’s Transportation Committee Chair, Rev. Jerry A. Moore, Jr. For example, GE made a movie about the lighting innovations featuring Moore. The bike improvements – curb cuts, a new bike code and a Lou Stovall poster — were done at the request of John Volpe, the first Secretary of DOT and pushed by Councilmemberr Polly Shackleton and Council Chair Gilbert Hahn.

]]> By: Denis James http://www.pps.org/blog/halting-freeways-blazing-trails-an-interview-with-bikeped-guru-tedson-meyers/comment-page-1/#comment-97515 Denis James Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:06:00 +0000 http://www.pps.org/?p=79178#comment-97515 To the author and Tedson Meyers. I was in a band that played for an outdoor campaign event in your DC Council race at the corner of 18th & Columbia on a vacant lot. Another neighbor had written your campaign theme song, which we played there. Great to read about your other work. denisjames@verizon.net

]]> By: Turnip http://www.pps.org/blog/halting-freeways-blazing-trails-an-interview-with-bikeped-guru-tedson-meyers/comment-page-1/#comment-97514 Turnip Mon, 17 Sep 2012 22:57:00 +0000 http://www.pps.org/?p=79178#comment-97514 The councilman was David Clarke, not Clark.

]]> By: Outtacontext http://www.pps.org/blog/halting-freeways-blazing-trails-an-interview-with-bikeped-guru-tedson-meyers/comment-page-1/#comment-97513 Outtacontext Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:07:00 +0000 http://www.pps.org/?p=79178#comment-97513 This is a story that has been repeated in many cities. Sometimes the results are very different. You might be interested in a photo documentary I did on the building of the “last freeway” to be built in Los Angeles.

Construction of I-105 was halted for 7 years after homeowners, the NAACP, and the Sierra Club filed an injunction to stop it. I photographed the area that was already being cleared during that time and then was asked by the public interest law firm that handled the litigation for the homeowners if I would rephotograph the area after construction resumed. The photo series is called In Our Path and you can see it at: http://inourpath.com

]]> By: Popeye http://www.pps.org/blog/halting-freeways-blazing-trails-an-interview-with-bikeped-guru-tedson-meyers/comment-page-1/#comment-97512 Popeye Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:43:00 +0000 http://www.pps.org/?p=79178#comment-97512 Meyers sounds like a great guy.

]]> By: Today’s Headlines | Streetsblog Capitol Hill http://www.pps.org/blog/halting-freeways-blazing-trails-an-interview-with-bikeped-guru-tedson-meyers/comment-page-1/#comment-97510 Today’s Headlines | Streetsblog Capitol Hill Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:53:19 +0000 http://www.pps.org/?p=79178#comment-97510 [...] ProWalk/ProBike Founding Father Recalls How DC’s I-695 Disappeared (PPS) [...]

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