Ben Smith @benjsmith

Engineer VP - Brown Mitchell & Alexander. Believer-Husband to @sesmith2424 -Dad to 4-Working to make a more livable, resilient MS Coast #hailstate Ocean Springs, MS Joined April 2009

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Mark R. Brown, AICP, CNU @CompletedStreet

10 months ago

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Ernie @ErnieBrownII

a year ago

From an article I am reading : "The dominance of cars has turned children’s play into work for parents, who are left coordinating and supervising their children’s time and ferrying kids to playgrounds and play dates. But it has also deprived adults of something more profound.…

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Andy Boenau @Boenau

a year ago

This will blow engineering minds: "roads with 10-12-foot lanes at 30-35 mph speed limits have a significantly higher number of crashes compared to those with 9-foot lanes" @AmericanHealth AASHTO Green Book allows 9-foot lanes.

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Andy Boenau @Boenau

a year ago

Walking is super important for the elderly because it strengthens the mind and body. Meanwhile, at the senior living community:

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Mark R. Brown, AICP, CNU @CompletedStreet

2 years ago

If this were any other kind of fatality map, we'd just straight up copy whatever Europe was doing and apply it everywhere in the U.S.

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Geoff Graham @geoffreydgraham

2 years ago

This has been the only argument I have ever found to penetrate Boomer NIMBYism: “Where would you like to live when dealing with your house becomes too much for you? Would you prefer to stay in this neighborhood or be sequestered far from your friends and family?”

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Antonia @antonia_mdprjct

2 years ago

People often ask me about when they should hire consultants for development projects. In some ways, it's one of my favorite questions because the answer and following strategy can make the difference between an efficiently run process and a wasteful exercise. I like to use the…

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Dave Gordon @davegordon14

2 years ago

@berkie1 @GovDougBurgum @NatlGovsAssoc One of the most important points he made that is largely overlooked: “The cost of running a city is the linear feet of everything - sewers, roads […] and then when you get more of that, you need more fire stations.”

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Ben Smith @benjsmith

2 years ago

Way to go ⁦@HailStateMT⁩

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Ben Smith @benjsmith

2 years ago

Me making meals for my family.

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Where is this? @CsabaSzekely7

2 years ago

@amazingmap Agriculture in the Mississippi River Basin.

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Andy Boenau @Boenau

2 years ago

American engineers have the design guides to create corridors like this. More importantly, they have the internet. The alleged infrastructure problem solvers generally lack intellectual curiosity, which might be the biggest obstacle.

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Ben Smith @benjsmith

2 years ago

This one thing is completely out of site for most land developers. Way too many backyards facing nature.

Steve Mouzon @stevemouzon

2 years ago

This one thing is completely out of site for most land developers. Way too many backyards facing nature.

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Ben Smith @benjsmith

2 years ago

Designing/building infrastructure that makes moments like this are what it’s all about. @bma_engineers

Frank Corder @frankcorder

2 years ago

Designing/building infrastructure that makes moments like this are what it’s all about. @bma_engineers

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Dave Sturchio @DaveSturchio

2 years ago

This might be my favorite Dak interview in a long long time.

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Steve Mouzon @stevemouzon

2 years ago

@StrongTowns When people say they have a parking problem what that really means is that they have a Walk Appeal problem.

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World Bollard Association™ @WorldBollard

2 years ago

Note how this pedestrians life was saved by the bollards. Absolutely magnificent. #WorldBollardAssociation

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Charles Marohn @clmarohn

2 years ago

Traffic engineers won't allow bollards at most US street intersections because cars will hit them and be damaged. Yes, that will happen. It's not the worst outcome.

World Bollard Association™ @WorldBollard

2 years ago

Traffic engineers won't allow bollards at most US street intersections because cars will hit them and be damaged. Yes, that will happen. It's not the worst outcome.

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Matt Wyatt @RadioWyatt

2 years ago

🔴 LIVE 11/7 •The Matt Wyatt SHOW

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Ernie @ErnieBrownII

3 years ago

I've posted this before, but it seems relevant for what's going on with changes in both Durham (SCAD) & Chapel Hill: A 4 plex next to a million-dollar home. It's not scary & doesn't ruin anything. Blocking zoning to allow for more types of housing is beyond illogical.