The only train station in Houston, the US's fourth-largest city, is a diminished, morose sight, serving a metropolitan area of about 7 million people with just three intercity trains a week.
The Oregon Historical Society's exhibit, '101 at 100: The History of Oregon's Most Iconic Highway,' features historical photographs, artifacts, and modern artistic photos by Peter Marbach. It depicts how the highway reshaped the coast and prompts visitors to consider the ongoing influence of movement and infrastructure on travel and living along Oregon's shores.
"Over the last year, our committee set out to learn about asset management and the state of one of our most important assets, which is our streets and our roads. We learned that our streets are riddled with potholes, and many of the streets are failing. The condition has worsened over the last five years. We learned that if we do not act now to address the degradation of our streets, it will continue to worsen."
The real problem is infrastructure, not vehicle safety. Roadways are open systems with infinite variables—weather, pedestrians, distracted drivers, and aging infrastructure. Communication between vehicles is minimal, and infrastructure is largely silent—and in that gap lies the potential for deadly collisions.
Having the ability to ski all the way home after a day on the mountain is a rare and incredibly opportunity. Knowing you can ski right to your front or back door makes a ski trip all that much better.
Pancalpina serves as a compact piece of infrastructure for rest and emergency shelter, positioned along mountain paths and oriented toward distant views.
