Action Line - The Durango Herald

Mysterious green ‘bike circle’ is no cause for alarm

What’s up with the bright-green manhole cover on 8th Street between Main and East Second avenues? It’s the same color as those “bike boxes.” So, is this some sort of new “bike circle?” And i...

DATE: Aug 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

License plates on local bicycles might be GR84US

Did I miss the news about bicycles being exempted rules of the road? When I was learning to drive, we were all told that bikes were vehicles, and riders were supposed to stop at stop signs, ...

DATE: Aug 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

‘Ark of Hysteria’ rocks boat with interesting symbolism

Congestion at the U.S. Highway 550/160 intersection is nothing compared to the volume of comments about the sculpture now adorning that crossroad. Readers fulminated with a fusill...

DATE: Aug 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Intersection dishes up new bike ‘shish kebab’ symbol

Check out the bizarre sign at the northeast corner of Ninth Street where pedestrians push a button to safely cross Camino del Rio and walk toward the Conoco station and the Animas River. Tha...

DATE: Aug 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

New ‘X’ on pavement hopes to leave its mark on traffic

What’s the deal with the big white “X” painted on Camino del Rio and Eighth Street? Is the city telling us that Camino del Rio is for adults only? Or did the Colorado Department of Transport...

DATE: Jul 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Drive is on for park that seems to be stuck in neutral

Memorial Park looks more and more like a war zone. Four blocks of good, lush, green grass are dead. Big piles of dirt, equipment and tattered orange fences make it impossible to walk through...

DATE: Jul 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Don’t hold your breath for Durango Mall pot shop

With the hubbub about where marijuana stores need to locate, hasn’t the time come for the Durango Mall? Think about it: It’s under one roof, with food, movies and access to the river trail. ...

DATE: Jul 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

‘Distress signal’ over City Hall is just a false alarm

For the past week and a half, the Durango flag at City Hall downtown has been flying upside down. I recall that when a flag flies upside down, it’s a distress signal. All the other flags wer...

DATE: Jul 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

After 30 years, Durango has changed – for the better

On a hot, clear day exactly 30 years ago, two really great people – Patricia and Bill – drove a rented gray van southward across Utah to drop off strange cargo in Durango. Their d...

DATE: Jun 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Hot dog royalty gets grilled on disparity in bun count

Have you noticed that there are only seven hot dogs in a packet of Hebrew National hot dogs? Excuse me, they call them “beef franks.” I have not been able to find a bag of hot dog buns that ...

DATE: Jun 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

City not planning to dye or reverse flow of river

Now that the city has “fixed” the river at Smelter Rapid for kayakers and rafters, shouldn’t tax money now be spent to “fix” the river at Oxbow, where the current is too slow for tubing? The...

DATE: Jun 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

More police patrols should curb boorish antics on Main Avenue

When entering town, signs declare a 25 mph speed limit and affirm the noise ordinance is enforced. Then there is a sign encouraging you to visit family-friendly historic Main Avenue. But, th...

DATE: Jun 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line