Posts Tagged roads
* with apologies to Steeler’s Wheel (For the most recent cartoon, go to the Mountain Xpress web site under Humor and Brent Brown) Originally published in the Mountain Xpress alt weekly paper in Asheville, NC on 11/11/2015. ©2015 – Brent Brown Brent Brown Graphix
Traffic Pattern
There is a pattern of not doing anything about the increasing problem of increasing traffic. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2017 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
A space odyssey
Building bigger roads to accommodate increasing populations of drivers in our area have long been delayed. Will the eventual fixes really fix anything, or should real improvement of travel frustration include re-assessing our car culture and seeking alternatives? Due to our[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ground Control to Major Change
http://www.whkp.com/news/4815-mills-river-residents-oppose-super-street-widening-of-highway-191.html http://www.blueridgenow.com/news/20180207/speakers-ask-city-for-help-in-opposing-road-projects https://www.hendersonvillelightning.com/news/6882-residents-ready-to-oppose-treatment-center.html http://wlos.com/news/local/grassroots-group-stop-the-balfour-forms-to-oppose-henderson-county-parkway http://www.blueridgenow.com/news/20171124/dot-to-rework-kanuga-plan-after-opposition-from-residents https://www.hendersonvillelightning.com/news/6462-opposition-grows-to-kanuga-widening.html https://www.hendersonvillelightning.com/news/6571-bike-lanes-becoming-first-casualty-of-war-on-widening.html http://wlos.com/news/local/standing-room-only-for-commissioner-meeting-on-balfour-parkway-training-center __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2018 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Backyard to the old drawing board
Finding solutions to complex problems is even harder than figuring out the complex problems. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2018 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Some local roadways are going through the thick and the thin of it. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2019 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Traffic Pattern
There seems to be a pattern that follows from new arrivals when locals complain about traffic. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2019 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Local News Puzzle Page 2019
Some things are puzzling around here. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2019 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
*Sung to the tune of “Blowin’ in the Wind” from the Bob Dylan album Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, and regarding the following news stories: https://wlos.com/news/local/old-fort-road-closed-once-again-after-trucker-ignore-signs-continue-to-drive-2-lane-road?fbclid=IwAR1bnBtG6G9zV2A9p3AKk3PJpJwdus73lRk1zzpjHXagM8n91KXpiNLBXvA https://wlos.com/news/local/buncombe-co-authorities-more-truck-drivers-ignore-warning-signs-wind-up-stuck-on-road?fbclid=IwAR0OVmjkeirUm8Lf9DZk7nMuy1bky0lU7LeUIWDjU6RoA1r6S0pzueknS7A__________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2019[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mountain Road Plans Come Out of the Sky and They Stand There
Some people are worried about what drivers will do with new roundabouts, but others are worried what drivers will do if I-26 widening gets put off for another 30 years. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
ATTN: This comic was created in mid-February, 2020, and therefore reflects the pre-pandemic conditions of our present day reality. Some challenges are easier to overcome than others. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Roads Report
Looking to the past and the present to dread the future. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2021 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Problems/Solutions
Ideas for things coming and going. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2021 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
The Ruin To Roads
Oh, just read these references in link form: https://wlos.com/news/local/section-of-boylston-highway-closed-after-dump-truck-crashes-into-power-lines https://wlos.com/news/local/lane-reduction-bike-lanes-included-in-merrimon-avenue-proposal https://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2022/02/01/us-road-deaths-rise-at-record-pace-as-risky-driving-persists/ https://wlos.com/news/local/driver-pedestrian-killed-after-wrong-way-wreck-on-i-40 https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2021/11/08/city-council-review-proposals-changes-major-streets-hendersonville-tunnel-road-biltmore-traffic/6297325001/ https://wlos.com/news/local/crash-closes-montford-avenue-near-i-240-after-truck-damages-bridge-downtown-asheville-buncombe-county-state-patrol https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2022/01/28/ncdot-lanes-opening-soon-240-wreck-montford-bridge-asheville-nc/9256133002/ https://wlos.com/news/local/trooper-was-going-70mph-at-impact-in-double-fatal-wreck-report-says-john-horton-dusty-luke-beck-james-horton-rutherford-county-north-carolina-state-patrol https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2022/02/14/wilmington-nc-vehicles-emit-polluting-greenhouse-gases-power-plants/6667836001/?fbclid=IwAR2I6mALGCz7KyoGEQ-w-3TPgvrfZZgKWK7KcFOT1TByho1gZzx_R4gtlBQ __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2022 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix