DURHAM — “(The process) has enabled me to make some really wonderful connections with the people who make Durham work,” says Iona Hauser of Stewart Engineering, who has completed the design plans for a new bicycle and pedestrian bridge over 147. The new bridge, a “graceful arch, framed by abutments that reference Durham’s historic and unique rectangular smokestacks,” will replace the existing pedestrian bridge linking Lakeland Street to the south and Gillette Avenue to the north. Construction of the new bridge will begin this fall, and it may open as early as the fall of 2007. The existing bridge was […]
The Outspokin’ Cyclist: Ride of Silence to speak loudly about bike safety
Phillip Barron The Herald Sun May 11th, 2006 DURHAM — The Ride of Silence on Wednesday will be the loudest statement of the year on bicycle safety and it will be spoken without a word. The Ride of Silence is a Triangle-wide event, beginning at the Triangle Life Science Center (the former EPA building) at the corner of Alexander Drive and N.C. 54 in Research Triangle Park. The second annual ride is for cyclists of all abilities and levels of experience. After a brief moment of silence and stillness, the assembled riders will take to the streets in hushed solemnity, […]