This baked concoction is no biscotto, it’s StreetPrintXD—and it has begun showing up in New Haven, CT crosswalks. The city has just finished laying out a stamped asphalt crosswalks using StreetPrintXD at Whalley Avenue and Sherman Avenue. Heated, melted, and molded it creates a stamped paving crosswalk the city hopes will prove longer-lasting than brick, impervious [...]
Steve Bradbury, our Director of Project Development recently came back from hosting our StreetPrintXD Demo Event in Orlando. This is what he had to say: “Well, we had our first StreetPrintXD demo event in Orlando, Florida, last Thursday, April 22nd. It consisted of two crosswalks, one at Pine and Hughey and the other at Pine [...]
Stamford, CT engaged in a multi-million dollar project to create a brand new road, Dock Street. This federally funded new road crosses several important streets throughout a distance of slightly more than a mile. Initially the crosswalks for this project were to be done with painted zebra stripes. But when the project leaders learned about [...]
Alleys and other “out-of-the-way” spaces often get neglected and shortchanged in the streetscape design and budgeting process, leaving them uninspired, unattractive and often times unsafe. StreetPrint – Genuine Stamped Asphalt provides a practical, durable, safe, and affordable way to transform alleyways into livable community spaces using low-cost asphalt pavement. Not only can StreetPrint enhance [...]
The Australian Federal Government has proposed investment of $800 million in bicycle infrastructure. The Cycling Promotion Fund submitted a proposal to Infrastructure Australia, asking the Government to fund the construction of physically separated bike lanes and major cycleways in capital cities. “It’s cheaper to invest in it than not invest in it because the [...]
Two traffic circles were recently completed at entrances to a new South Pointe residential development in Charleston, SC. Each traffic circle features stamped asphalt truck aprons, crosswalks and an impressive feature ‘Compass Rose’ in the road surface. StreetPrint – The Genuine Stamped Asphalt was chosen for the project by the architect and developer of this approximately 350 [...]
Nestled between downtown Miami and the civic center, Overtown was once the thriving hub of greater Miami’s Black community. The importance of Overtown’s historic significance is now being recognized through welcome restoration of buildings and streetscape enhancements consistent with it’s African American heritage in the two-block area designated as The Overtown Historic Village. The concept was [...]
On Earth Day 2007 Mayor Bloomberg announced his comprehensive sustainability plan or PLANYC “… the most sweeping plan to enhance New York’s urban environment in the city’s modern history. The combined impact of this plan will not only help ensure a higher quality of life for generations of New Yorkers to come; it will also [...]
In the City of Los Angeles community ‘Uniqueness’ or community ‘Branding’ is important. The visual identity of culturally and/or historically significant neighborhoods are being enhanced with DuraTherm crosswalks. Many of these distinct neighborhoods are implementing or are planning to implement community redevelopment enhancements. Extending their neighborhood brand into the streetscape has huge visual impact and creates [...]