The Herald Sun By choice, Caleb Southern doesn’t own a car. He lives and works downtown, walking just about everywhere he needs to go. You might think, then, that he’d be excited about the N.C. Railroad Co.’s proposal to close the railroad crossing at Blackwell and Corcoran streets to automobile traffic. In place of the street-level crossing, the railroad has proposed a 65-foot wide pedestrian underpass. Southern adamantly opposes the plan. “I believe the best solution,” to the imminent increase in train traffic at this crossing “is to improve the Blackwell Street railroad crossing at grade.” Many readers of this […]

Phillip Barron The Herald-Sun January 11, 2005 9:09 am DURHAM — All cyclists have stories about accidents: the first time, the worst time, the most recent time. Falling, in my opinion, is just part of cycling. For the most part, especially if you’re wearing your helmet, falling isn’t so bad. It gives you the chance to get back up. On the way to work a few months ago, a familiar corner of the last 50 yards of my commute revealed itself as unfamiliar. Rounding the corner, I tried to keep as much speed as possible for the climb up the […]