It has refurbished building facades, sidewalks, and added old-styled lamp posts, flower baskets, and benches to highlight the historic center of the city.

* Israel: In 2006, the Segway was approved for use on sidewalks and other pedestrian designated locations, as well as on roads that have no sidewalks, obstructed sidewalks or sidewalks lacking curb cuts.

Advocacy groups for pedestrians and the blind in the US have been critical of Segway PT use: America Walks and the American Council of the Blind oppose allowing the PT to be driven on sidewalks, even for those with disabilities, and have actively lobbied against any such legislation.

Despite the problems, the Big Park at the Tirana Artificial Lake has some effect on absorbing CO < sub > 2 </ sub > emissions, while over 2000 trees have been planted around sidewalks.

Similarly, pedestrian paths and sidewalks have gentle ramps to limit their slope, to ensure that pedestrians can keep traction.

The story is set in the near future, when " roadtowns " ( wide rapidly moving passenger platforms similar to moving sidewalks, but reaching speeds of 100 mph ) have replaced highways and railways as the dominant transportation method in the United States.

More recently, curb cuts in Western countries have been mandated by legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( ADA ) in the United States, which requires that curb cuts be present on all sidewalks.

The mayor and aldermen had the power and authority to elect marshals, clerks, treasurer and other necessary officers to properly carry on the affairs of Odum ; prescribe the duties and fix the compensation of such officials ; make and pass ordinances, by-laws, rules and regulations which are deemed necessary for the good order, peace, health and government of Odum ; have exclusive jurisdiction over the streets, alleys, sidewalks, drives, parks and other property of Odum ; keeping the same in good order, removing all obstructions of the same at the expenses of the person obstructing ; construct and maintain waterworks, drainage and sewage systems, and other modern improvements, issuing bonds to pay for such expenses ; establish and regulate police, fire and sanitary protection for Odum ; grant municipal franchies ; raise revenue by taxation and grant licenses to defray the expense of government ; regulate the sale and barter of merchandise within the limits of Odum, and the exhibition of shows.

In the fall of 1905 Mitchell was reported to have said that Hymera was the neatest mining town in the United States, with more and better sidewalks according to its size than any town in the county, and many improvements indicating a progressive spirit among the citizens.

The youth ride bicycles as their way of getting around, and typically have ridden their bikes through the streets and sidewalks of Danube enough to accumulate 5, 000 miles ( unofficially ).

All city streets are paved and the newer subdivisions have curbs, gutters and sidewalks.

The town does not have paved sidewalks, but gravel paths leading from home to home.

A number of urban redevelopment projects have taken place, including improved signage, distinctive and pedestrian-friendly sidewalks and lighting, a coherent design plan for Main Street and other major thoroughfares, improved condition of parking lots with landscaping, and similar projects.

Dover has been described as a walking town, as most parts of town are within about a 1 / 2 mile of the downtown area and most streets have sidewalks.

Many changes have come about through the years: concrete sidewalks replaced those made of wood.

Many of the old sidewalks in New York City were said to have come from this area.

Street length influences proportionately the amount of street components that have to be constructed such as pavement, curbs and sidewalks, storm sewers and drains, light poles, and trees.

The borough does not have sidewalks.

Most of Delta's houses still have beautiful slate roofs, and remnants of the original blue-black slate sidewalks still exist throughout the borough.

In the valley of La Angostura and Las Meleguinas can find numerous traces of Aboriginal canaries that have prompted the declaration of the area as a Cultural, as groups of caves carved into rock, silos or sidewalks.

Save for the downtown, sidewalks are largely absent, but some streets have bike paths.

Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways ( British English: carriageways ) each with one or more lanes and also any associated sidewalks ( British English: pavement ) and road verges.

It is used to draw on sidewalks, streets, and driveways, mostly by children, but also by adult artists.

Conveyor technology is also used in conveyor transport such as moving sidewalks or escalators, as well as on many manufacturing assembly lines.

On the other hand, the implementation of schemes which involve the removal of sidewalks, such as shared space schemes, are reported to deliver a dramatic drop in crashes and congestion too, which indicates that a number of other factors, such as the local speed environment, also play an important role in whether sidewalks are necessarily the best local solution for pedestrian safety.

Because of oversupply, odd brick statues dot the landscape, the University Plaza, colloquially named " The Brickyard ", in Central Campus is nicknamed for its paving material, and most sidewalks are also made from brick.

The Brickyard and sidewalks also sporadically contain white brick mosaics and other patterns.

Sewage caps on sidewalks around the city will also read " Vich ," an old form of the name.

It also inspects properties for resale for sidewalks, driveway aprons, curbing, handicapped ramps, trash, debris, house numbers, and rental apartments for use and occupancy.

They are also used in the land development process to ensure that approved public facilities ( streets, sidewalks, stormwater ponds, etc.

The land is often public property with maintenance usually being a municipal responsibility, however some municipal authorities require that abutting property owners maintain these areas and also sidewalks, in other places is it customary for owners of the abutting private property to maintain these areas.

The roots are shallow and fibrous and easily invade septic fields and old drain pipes and can also crack sidewalks and foundations.

Seeing that she has only a few crackers for lunch, Gordon takes her to a restaurant, also teaching her how to navigate busy city sidewalks, tell directions by the sun, and find the restroom in the park.

" They have also staged concerts in kitchens, on sidewalks, and in parking lots.

It included the maintenance of the existent gardens and the creation of new ones, the intensive cleaning and sweeping of streets and sidewalks, the construction of new pink quarry sidewalks and benches, the creation of access bays in the Zoo, lake and Modern Art Museum for touristic and school buses, the installation of new lighting, the moving of the monument to Cuauhtémoc to the crossing of Insurgentes Avenue and Paseo de la Reforma, the construction of prism shaped concrete structures in the median which also have plants and flowers, the promotion of Reforma as a cultural walk organizing different expositions along the avenue sidewalks, and the maintenance of the monuments, sculptures and fountains.

Like sidewalks and streets, landscaping and the natural surroundings are also a big part of the character of the neighbourhood.

They are also narrow, with most lacking sidewalks.

There are also two mascots, Gang and Jin, who represent fire and water, respectively, and who appear throughout the county on signs and sidewalks.

The change allowed the two pedestrian walkways to be moved to the outside of the structure and the road lanes were accordingly widened from 3 to 3. 6 m ( from 10 to 12 ft ) each ; the new sidewalks are also wider, 2. 7 m ( 9 ft ) each instead of 1. 2 m ( 4 ft ).

The sidewalks were also widened to a width of, and the sidewalk on the western side of the bridge was made a bike path.

Flower boxes may also be used to line decks, patios, porches, steps, and sidewalks and they can even be hung from railings.

The addition will add 4. 4 miles to EmX's current line, while also adding a new bike lane, two new bike and pedestrian bridges, and 4. 7 miles of new, wider sidewalks installed along West 6th, 7th, and 11th Avenues.