Author: WmX

I stumbled off the track to success in 1968, started chasing shadows that summer. Since then, In addition to farm-laborer and newspaper photographer my occupational incarnations include dishwasher, janitor, retail photo clerk, plumber, HVAC repairman, auto mechanic, CAT scan technologist, computer worker and politico (whatever it takes to buy a camera.) I am on the road to understanding black and white photography.

Pond

bellamy szakos
Wes Bellamy introduced Kristin Szakos to a gathering downtown. Councilor Szakos is making a 2nd run for the CHO City Council. Charlottesville Tomorrow has the story.

green and gray infrastructure

existing wetland
Pictured above, existing wetlands on the north bank of Moore’s Creek upstream from its intersection with the Rivanna

stormwater pipe
Pipe which will convey stormwater to the wetlands.

wetland under construction
Five acres of wetland under construction.

standards and design-fire engines

for the comfort of the fire truck
Municipalities have cook books for those interested in adding to City infrastructure. How to make a ramp, how to build a curb, how to make a fire engine cozy.

Some Cities include in the cook books specifications for green infrastructure. How to plant a tree in an urban environment and obtain its ecosystem services, how to build a road that won’t hurt the river, how to infiltrate rainwater into the ground near where it falls.
Search your City’s standards manual for the words green, narrow, sustainable, pervious, woonerf…