The row of two-story clapboard houses built for teachers, the heating plant, sidewalks, roads, drinking fountains and even street signs give the impression of a town deserted very suddenly.
The storm -- a collision of summerlike winds from the South and a great awning of moisture-laden, ready-to-burst clouds from the Midwest -- flailed away from dawn to dusk, with gusts up to 50 miles per hour that toppled trees and power lines and rain that fell in sheets and flooded sidewalks, roads and basements.
Some are campaigning to make it an independent city or at least a separate service district to facilitate the improvement of lighting, sidewalks, roads and housing.
My brother is disabled and uses an electric wheelchair, and things like sidewalks, roads, cars, Medicaid, and the Americans with Disabilities Act all represent freedom and mobility.
They often emerge at sunset to warm themselves on warm ground (i.e., sidewalks, roads) and then become very active throughout the night, when they are usually found swimming or crawling.
One of the main factors in helping or hindering someone in becoming healthy is what is known as the built environment, e.g., the infrastructure -- parks, sidewalks, roads, local businesses, etc. -- that surround (or don't) someone.
However, we still better understand more "natural" landscape elements within urban habitats than we do constructed elements such as buildings, sidewalks, roads, and medians which constitute the majority of urban areas [4].
Racial/ethnic groups in a given block group were considered to live in HRRLC if at least half their population experienced the absence of tree canopy and at least half of the ground was covered by impervious surface (roofs, driveways, sidewalks, roads).
Keep the end of the run far away from potentially painful surfaces: rocks, sidewalks, roads, walls.
Connectivity with neighboring subdivisions (street and/or sidewalk connectors) Road connectors that provide access for cars, pedestrians, and cyclists qualify for 10 pts.
