Tallahassee: Roads

[mracca]

Not really sure where to put this, so I'll try here.

Poonther drives North.

Yesterday after getting my pearly whites cleaned, I had the opportunity to drive northward up to the Target in Bradfordville for some holiday shopping. Here are some random thoughts I had in this area since I so seldom get up that way:

Driving north on T'ville: Nice road, nice trees on the side, UGLY median. Why don't they landscape this?

B'ville Target: Never been to this Target before (yeah I know it's over a year old.) Very nice Target, nicer b/c it's newer than my Target on the p'way but it's a right-handed Target (walk in everything to the right) and the P'way Target is a left-handed Target. Had troubling finding things b/c of this. Yeah I know, I confuse easily.

Driving back down T'ville South: Looks like they are building the shopping center to go along w/the Walgreens at Bannerman. Is that so? Man that Chili's is crowded looking for lunch. With their success, looks like more chains should follow? What's that bigger 3 or 4 story bldg. way behind Chili's going to be?

Are they having trouble filling up that little shopping center behind the CVS at Wally-world at Bull Run or did they just complete it finally? Looked like no tenants at all there.

THAT'S THE BILLBOARD ALL THE PRINCES AND PRINCESSES OF KILLEARN ARE SCREAMING ABOUT? Wow that's nothing different than what we have in the rest of the city and after all it is US HIGHWAY 319. That one was a "no big deal" to me.

Ah Fresh Market: a place where I need nothing, but still manage to spend way too much money. I have a love/hate relationship w/this place. Our 3rd Po' Boys is coming along nicely. They've got the sign up, paper says they should be open in 2 weeks or so.

Hey you are right BHCav THE FLYOVER's proper name is the Veterans Memorial...I've never noticed that. Thanks for the tip. And the Wendy's underneath was open for biz as usual. I'm not sure how they did that w/all the damage the paper said they had. Hmmmm....adds new meaning to charbroiled burger (yeah I know that's technically BK Lounge slogan)

I really like the electronic billboard. I actually wish the light was longer so I could watch more it.

Anyway those were my thoughts. Your comments? Help w/my questions?

[psycuda]

Not really sure where to put this, so I'll try here.

Poonther drives North.

Yesterday after getting my pearly whites cleaned, I had the opportunity to drive northward up to the Target in Bradfordville for some holiday shopping. Here are some random thoughts I had in this area since I so seldom get up that way:

Driving north on T'ville: Nice road, nice trees on the side, UGLY median. Why don't they landscape this?

B'ville Target: Never been to this Target before (yeah I know it's over a year old.) Very nice Target, nicer b/c it's newer than my Target on the p'way but it's a right-handed Target (walk in everything to the right) and the P'way Target is a left-handed Target. Had troubling finding things b/c of this. Yeah I know, I confuse easily.

Driving back down T'ville South: Looks like they are building the shopping center to go along w/the Walgreens at Bannerman. Is that so? Man that Chili's is crowded looking for lunch. With their success, looks like more chains should follow? What's that bigger 3 or 4 story bldg. way behind Chili's going to be?

Are they having trouble filling up that little shopping center behind the CVS at Wally-world at Bull Run or did they just complete it finally? Looked like no tenants at all there.

THAT'S THE BILLBOARD ALL THE PRINCES AND PRINCESSES OF KILLEARN ARE SCREAMING ABOUT? Wow that's nothing different than what we have in the rest of the city and after all it is US HIGHWAY 319. That one was a "no big deal" to me.

Ah Fresh Market: a place where I need nothing, but still manage to spend way too much money. I have a love/hate relationship w/this place. Our 3rd Po' Boys is coming along nicely. They've got the sign up, paper says they should be open in 2 weeks or so.

Hey you are right BHCav THE FLYOVER's proper name is the Veterans Memorial...I've never noticed that. Thanks for the tip. And the Wendy's underneath was open for biz as usual. I'm not sure how they did that w/all the damage the paper said they had. Hmmmm....adds new meaning to charbroiled burger (yeah I know that's technically BK Lounge slogan)

I really like the electronic billboard. I actually wish the light was longer so I could watch more it.

Anyway those were my thoughts. Your comments? Help w/my questions?

[Florida]

Could our downtown streets get any drier than this? Is it not Christmas time in the first U.S. city to celebrate the holiday?!

Gaines Street

Duval Street

[BHCav]

Is it not Christmas time in the first U.S. city to celebrate the holiday?!

[Florida]

Well its probably the most touted Trivia factoid about Tallahassee that she was the first city in America to celebrate a Christmas Mass when Hernando De Soto was discovering the area in the 1500s. Artifacts have been found to support this claim.

[BHCav]

^Geez, I should have thought about that.

[Florida]

It appears Blairstone and CC are running neck and neck in our polls. I supported Capital Circle, but I think Blairstone would be a nice 2nd place. The only reason I take the circle over Blairstone is because it touches all parts of the city.

[BHCav]

It appears Blairstone and CC are running neck and neck in our polls. I supported Capital Circle, but I think Blairstone would be a nice 2nd place. The only reason I take the circle over Blairstone is because it touches all parts of the city.

[DaiDreamer5]

Hmm... I still haven't voted in this topic.

[Florida]

I can't remember which one I voted for. I use Blairstone the most, but I like the long stretches of light-free driving on the Circle. Once complete I10 will probably get my vote.

[poonther]

I voted for and still like Blair Stone. I always enjoy riding on the "Nemesis of a NIMBY." Plus you can make good time on it b/c of the lack of traffic lights (except in the Gov Sq. Mall area) and it really is a pretty drive for the most part in the heart of the city.

[BHCav]

Do you honestly like the long stretches of darkness on CC? I think that's an area we need to improve upon.

[gatoremt]

I was over at the round about on Orange Ave last week going to Rickards to drop of an order of shirts. NO ONE knows how to drive in the round about.

[BHCav]

I was over at the round about on Orange Ave last week going to Rickards to drop of an order of shirts. NO ONE knows how to drive in the round about.

[thetoolman]

This question was sparked by a question over on the Plaza tower topic about the pronunciation of Bronough (I say Bruno, btw).

What is the consensus on the pronunciation of its neighbor - Macomb?

Is it MAY-come, or muh-COHM

Or, is there another choice that I am missing?

[poonther]

I say option #2 muh-COHM and that's all I recall hearing.

Have you heard others pronounce it like option #1 T-man? And if yes, often?

[Florida]

True, I was thinking CCNE.

[ghostOFtheSuwanee]

Speaking of road names being mispronounced...how about Bull Headley. The correct way to say it is "heed-ly". At least thats the way he and his family said it. Lots of folk say "head-ly".

[ghostOFtheSuwanee]

Did anyone notice that the City Commission did address the Call street bicycle issue last night? Some of the comments by commissioners were right out of this forum.

[poonther]

Speaking of road names being mispronounced...how about Bull Headley. The correct way to say it is "heed-ly". At least thats the way he and his family said it. Lots of folk say "head-ly".

[seminole]

Well I wasn't too sure about on-street parking, but now that an additional 200 parking spaces (at least) is being added to the Floridan garage, I certainly don't think on-street parking is necessary on Call Street once the garage is completed.

[Florida]

I like what I'm hearing about a 600+ car parking garage. It seems the city is being proactive, with the developer only requesting 400 spaces. I like this new model of building more than enough to accommodate future demand.

[BHCav]

I like what I'm hearing about a 600+ car parking garage. It seems the city is being proactive, with the developer only requesting 400 spaces. I like this new model of building more than enough to accommodate future demand.

[poonther]

Wow, forsight. Satan must be sporting a parka and scarf.

[poonther]

From COT:

Two-way traffic flow begins Friday, Dec. 22, on Call Street between Meridian and Copeland streets. This section of Call Street was previously one-way traveling east, but will now have one eastbound and one westbound lane.

Virginia Street will also be converted early in 2007 into a two-way road between Meridian and Copeland Streets.