#HoustonHistory
#HistoryOfStreets
#Reconstruction

An undated speed ordinance for bridges leading into town that was in effect in 1866 Houston.

#Steets
#HistoryOfStreets
#transportation

Reprioritizing streets for movement implied degrading or prohibiting other kinds of street uses, such as commerce and entertainment.
https://bnjd.substack.com/p/the-values-and-uses-of-streets

#Streets
#Bridges
#ValueCapture
#HistoryOfStreets

Bridges used to be financed by value capture of development. Not Pont Neuf, which was prioritized for movement:
https://bnjd.substack.com/p/pont-neuf-the-first-modern-street

The article contains an embedded image, which displays a section from the 1839 Turgot Map of Paris. This map clip includes the Pont Neuf crossing the Seine River at the Ile de Paris.