Finding the unexpected in the everyday.
June 3, 2011 A major bus station in Osijek, one of the largest cities in the Republic of Croatia, made its public debut. Construction on Osijek bus station began in 2007. This station was officially opened by Vladimir Ć eks (born in 1943), who was serving at the time as deputy speaker of the Croatian Parliament... Continue Reading →
June 1, 1982 A little over two months before the Helsinki Metro was officially inaugurated, Hakaniemi station became one of a few stations of that rapid transit system to be opened to the public for test drives of trains during the morning and afternoon rush hours. Hakaniemi station is named for an area within the... Continue Reading →
May 28, 1870 Operations began for a funicular -- a railway designed to travel both up and down steep slopes -- on Mount Washington in Pittsburghâs South Side area. This section of the Steel City is located along the Monongahela River and across from the cityâs downtown area. Â The origins of this funicular, which... Continue Reading →
May 26, 1989 Operations began for a fully automated container and bulk goods port in the city of New Bombay (since renamed Navi Mumbai) in western Indiaâs state of Maharashtra. It became the first new port built in India in more than two decades. This port was named after Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964), who served as... Continue Reading →
May 21, 1961 The first National Highway Week in the United States was officially launched. The idea for this commemorative week had taken place about three months earlier in Washington, D.C., during a Public Understanding Workshop co-sponsored by the Better Highways Information Foundation (BHIF) â a group founded by several highway industry organizations â and... Continue Reading →
May 20, 1972 In Canadaâs province of Ontario, a vehicular tunnel in the city of Welland was formally opened. This tunnel, which is part of East Main Street in the city, carries both Niagara Road 27 and the unsigned designation of Highway 7146 beneath the longstanding Welland Canal. The Main Street Tunnel also serves as... Continue Reading →
May 19, 1988 A box girder bridge off the western coast of France was officially opened. This 9,601-foot (2,926.5-meter) structure serves as a pivotal link between Èle de RĂ©, a French island in the Atlantic Ocean; and La Rocehelle, a city on Franceâs mainland. The Èle de RĂ© Bridge was designed by structural engineer Michel... Continue Reading →
May 13, 1885 Operations officially began for a rapid transit system in what was then the independent city of Brooklyn, New York. This new means of public transportation in Brooklyn was the first elevated railway â a transit system with its tracks above street level and on a viaduct or some other raised structure â... Continue Reading →
May 11, 1991 The first segment of the Green Line of the Washington Metro rapid transit system was formally opened. The next dayâs edition of the Washington Post highlighted the fanfare surrounding this public transportation milestone in the nationâs capital. âThe politicians were there,â reported Washington Post staff writer. Stephen C. Fehr. âSo were clergy... Continue Reading →
May 6, 2015 In the state of Western Australia (WA), a bridge in the suburb of Maylands was officially opened. (Maylands is about 2.8 miles [4.5 kilometers] northeast of Perth, the capital city of WA.) This vehicular bridge carries Seventh Avenue in Maylands over both a segment of the Midland line, a suburban rail service... Continue Reading →
