Steven L. Taylor is a Professor Emeritus of Political Science and former College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog).
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@gVOR10: It’s US-82, actually. But yes, there are similar examples on 231. I have taken some photos of those as well (see here, especially the more recent ones in the set).
@Steven L. Taylor:
Looking at the picture set, I am struck by the sheer number of aerial wires for power, phone, and cable in many of them. I live in Fort Collins, CO. In 1948 the city began burying the existing aerial plant, and forbid construction of any new. The only exceptions are the few high-voltage lines used by the power authority to connect to city substations, and areas around the city limit fringes where annexed areas have not been converted. I’ve gotten so used to it that large amounts of aerial wiring just looks odd to me.
In addition to appearance, there are many fewer service outages than any other place I’ve ever lived. During a recent wind “event” when there were gusts in excess of 80 mph, the city electric utility had zero service outages despite a fair number of downed trees and large limbs.
Is that on US-231? It looks kind of familiar. But one abandoned gas station canopy looks much like any other.
@gVOR10: It’s US-82, actually. But yes, there are similar examples on 231. I have taken some photos of those as well (see here, especially the more recent ones in the set).
The essence of desolation.
@Steven L. Taylor:
Looking at the picture set, I am struck by the sheer number of aerial wires for power, phone, and cable in many of them. I live in Fort Collins, CO. In 1948 the city began burying the existing aerial plant, and forbid construction of any new. The only exceptions are the few high-voltage lines used by the power authority to connect to city substations, and areas around the city limit fringes where annexed areas have not been converted. I’ve gotten so used to it that large amounts of aerial wiring just looks odd to me.
In addition to appearance, there are many fewer service outages than any other place I’ve ever lived. During a recent wind “event” when there were gusts in excess of 80 mph, the city electric utility had zero service outages despite a fair number of downed trees and large limbs.