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The Good--Some Good Design Ideas in Tallahassee

Seen some great ideas? Contact us. If we agree, we'll post them here and credit you with the find! It's always good to have a rainbow at the entrance to the City. Lakeside Bat "roost" for mosquito control Water feature installed in landscape area at drive- thru restaurant A deck constructed around this office building side door stoop converts wasted area into a sunny break area. Gazebo style covered bus stop at apartment entrance Stormwater facility wall constructed of stone instead of concrete or concrete block Restaurant patio overlooks landscaped stormwater facility. Floodplain volume accounted for beneath the building. Note columns softened by climbing vines.

The Bad--Puzzling things built in Tallahassee

(Click on photos to enlarge) Sadly, this cross walk apparently met local codes for providing pedestrian access from the frontage. Directional arrows point both ways: White to the left; yellow to the right, around to the drive-through window and by-pass aisle. Landscaping boulder installed near H/C curb cut ramp Bicycle chained to H/C sign (no bike parking available) Note the raised concrete behind the H/C aisle on the left. Live Oaks planted in small planters in this shopping center parking lot This Live Oak planted about 10 feet from a building edge. This newly constructed shopping center parking lot has planter sized islands in the center of the asphalt parking bays. Why plant this? Sidewalk interruptus