Quieter Tonight

Locomotive horn use in the West Five Quiet Zone will cease at 12:01 AM tonight, February 10, 2011. This includes grade crossings at 2nd and 3rd Streets. This will reduce by half horn blowing that most affects the Santa Fe Neighborhood and to a lesser extent Atchison...

Point Molate Final EIR Released

I arrived home tonight to find the Point Molate Final EIR sitting on my porch. It consists of three volumes about ten inches thick total. A check of the City’s website indicates that it has not yet been posted. Presumably it will be available in libraries tomorrow. I...

SS Red Oak Victory Awarded $700,000 Grant

Grant Awarded to SS Red Oak Victory Photo: Ken Osborne Richmond Museum Association Receives Maximum Award To Take SS Red Oak Victory Into Drydock On February 1, 2011, the National Park Service (NPS) announced the awarding of $14.3 Million in federal competitive Save...

Back From Charlotte

10th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Building Safe, Healthy and Livable Communities The E-FORUM did not go off a cliff this past week. I was in Charlotte, North Carolina, from Wednesday through Sunday at the 10th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference...