004n063 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Say it with me: Allen's freakin Landing. Most indefensible missing link 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Not new, but I liked this picture of the bridge over the bayou and surrounding area at Mason Park, circa 2022. From the Chronicle's home page today I could've sworn there was a thread with photos of the construction here but can't find it. Mason Park Bridge - SWA Group G2LD - gandy squared lighting design Mason Park Bridge Projects - Stiver Engineering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 On 4/9/2024 at 6:22 PM, OkieEric said: To be honest, I don't understand the rationale behind this pedestrian bridge. Both Stella Link (rehabbed bridge) and Buffalo Speedway (new bridge) have decently wide sidewalks. However, to the east (where you'd anticipate more traffic due to TMC proximity) the sidewalks along Kirby and Main are ridiculously narrow and along much more heavily traveled streets. I was wondering the same thing. I regular access the bayou trail coming from Newcastle, so I just cross at Stella Link (with young kids, no issue since they re-did it with wider sidewalks). It seems this new ped bridge serves a small community. The only other use I could think of us eventual continuity to avoid road bridges altogether. Are they going to extend the trail on the north side of the bayou west of Buffalo Speedway? If so you could stay on that trail, then cross over at this new pedestrian bridge to the south side which they are working on to continue further west. But even then (as an avid user of such trails), i don't see the overall value relative to other improvements/connectivity that could make an big impact. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
004n063 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 12 hours ago, ChannelTwoNews said: Not new, but I liked this picture of the bridge over the bayou and surrounding area at Mason Park, circa 2022. From the Chronicle's home page today I could've sworn there was a thread with photos of the construction here but can't find it. Mason Park Bridge - SWA Group G2LD - gandy squared lighting design Mason Park Bridge Projects - Stiver Engineering One of my absolute favorite examples of (basically) brutalism. Really beautiful up close. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post 004n063 Posted April 21 Popular Post Share Posted April 21 Little extension toward the east end of the trail in Mason Park. North bank. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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