Maple Ave bridge reconstruction project

Well here’s a redevelopment project of sorts. According to the Courier-Post:

Reconstruction of the Maple Avenue Bridge over the NJTransit Atlantic City rail line in Pennsauken will begin on or before Feb. 7, the New Jersey Department of Transportation announced today. NJDOT expects the construction to last about one year.

During construction, Maple Avenue will be closed at the bridge, blocking through traffic, NJDOT said. Suggested detour routes are Church Road to Haddonfield Roads to Maple Avenue for westbound traffic and Haddonfield Road to Church Road to Maple Avenue.

The new Maple Avenue Bridge will be raised 4 feet on the existing alignment to provide 20 feet clearance for the railroad below, NJDOT said. It will have a 12-foot travel lane, 12-foot shoulder and 6-foot sidewalk in each direction.

The End of Suburbia

That’s the title of a film about the coming dire event known as Peak Oil; that point in time when we will have used up half of the world’s oil supply. News about this film isn’t really new, it was produced back in 2004. In fact it’s sequel: Escape from Suburbia was released some months ago. I bring it up here because these films are relevant to the issues de-suburbanization and first-ring suburbs.

The website promoting the film: End of Suburbia.com says:

As energy prices skyrocket in the coming years, how will the populations of suburbia react to the collapse of their dream? Are today’s suburbs destined to become the slums of tomorrow?

That’s precisely what some think will drive people from the exurbs back to the inner cities and first ring suburbs close to them; a process called desuburbanization. I’m exploring the notion that these trends could very well impact directly on Pennsauken.
For more about the sequel, visit EscapeFromSuburbia.com.

For more about the peak oil issue, check PeakOil.com.

For more about desuburbanization and first ring suburbs, stay tuned right here!