by Jim Burrill | Apr 21, 2021 | Fort Collins, Transportation
As you sit and enjoy a meal in the Rodizio Grill in Fort Collins, you note that you are in a remodeled train station. There is a great history of this building and the trains that transported passengers to various destinations from this building for almost 50 years....
by Meg Dunn | Sep 20, 2016 | Renovations & Razes, Transportation
A short stretch of historic street car track was removed last week from N. Howes street. At one point the streetcar lines stretched from one end of the city to the other. There was even a route that took people far outside of town to Lindenmeier Lake. You could get...
by Meg Dunn | Apr 18, 2015 | Transportation
Once upon a time, most people walked if they wanted to get from point A to point B. Men with a little more money might ride a horse, or ride in a buggy behind a horse. But during Victorian times, women often had to rely upon a man if she wanted to travel further than...
by Meg Dunn | Apr 14, 2015 | Transportation
The first “bicycle” was invented in 1817 by Karl von Drais. He called it a Laufmaschine (German for “running machine”) and it was more like the striders that are popular with very young children today as it had no pedals but was operated by...
by Meg Dunn | Mar 31, 2015 | Fort Collins, Transportation
Post-war Americans loved their cars. They ate in them. They watched movies in them. They got checks cashed while in them. They even did some things that can’t be mentioned on a family-friendly blog in them. Cars became symbols of freedom, of power, and of...
by Meg Dunn | Feb 10, 2015 | Denver, Historic Landmarks, Renovations & Razes, Transportation
Last week I attended the Saving Places conference, an event hosted by Colorado Preservation, Inc. for preservationists all along the Front Range. The conference draws people involved in every part of the industry including construction, grant writing, advocacy,...
by Meg Dunn | Dec 12, 2014 | Fort Collins, Then and Now, Transportation
Transportation design says a lot about the mindset of the designers. One of the complaints that I hear from cyclists today is that much of our transportation infrastructure was designed for cars and cars alone. This hasn’t always been the way. Roads used to...
by Meg Dunn | May 5, 2014 | Agricultural History, Fort Collins, Transportation
Mason street has experienced an extreme makeover. My favorite change is the smooth new track crossings. My library books no longer fly out of my bike basket every time I cross the train tracks. We also have new curbs, a new guideway between Laurel and Drake, a bike...
