CTNewsJunkie contributor Anthony Cherolis has been writing about transportation, infrastructure, and economic development while on a wandering bicycle tour of the United States. Credit: Anthony Cherolis / CTNewsJunkie
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Over the past few years I have been lucky enough to be a reader and freelance contributor to CTNewsJunkie. Most recently, I have shared my observations along a five-month wandering bicycle tour, comparing other states, infrastructure, and development patterns back to Connecticut. My traveling observations have opened my eyes, and I hope that they have been helpful to you as well.
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The homes and architecture in New Orleans are eye-popping, from little shotgun shacks to big mansions. Hard to walk without tripping over the (busted) sidewalks, because one is looking all over the place and soaking in the view. Credit: Anthony Cherolis / Anthony Cherolis / ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDPretty live oaks and a statue in New Orleans City Park. Credit: Anthony Cherolis / Anthony Cherolis / ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDRoute 90 West in Mississippi has a beach-side boardwalk for much of the route. Being off-season, and post-Hurricane Katrina (2005), there aren’t many folks on the beach. There also aren’t many beach-side businesses or housing – wiped clean by the big storm. Credit: Anthony Cherolis / Anthony Cherolis / ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDCottony clouds in coastal Mississippi. Credit: Anthony Cherolis / Anthony Cherolis / ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDA single water lily in front of the New Orleans Museum of Art. I’ll be getting to the museum itself on Sunday. Credit: Anthony Cherolis / Anthony Cherolis / ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDIn Biloxi, Mississippi, entire neighborhoods remain empty following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. It is interesting, chilling, and educational. The streets are there but the foundations are empty. Realtors are trying to sell the lots, but clearly, folks are hesitant (or unable to afford it without insurance) to rebuild in such a vulnerable area. Downtown Biloxi is still there, but it appears to be hard to make ends meet when the population falls through the floor. Credit: Anthony Cherolis / Anthony Cherolis / ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDThis is the series of maps from the 2022 bike tour that started in Hartford on June 21. Credit: Anthony Cherolis / Anthony Cherolis / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Anthony Cherolis is a former aerospace engineer that co-founded BiCi Co. and the Transport Hartford Academy. He writes about transportation, development, and environmental topics. Anthony lives in Indianapolis, Indiana and takes an annual cross country bike tour to explore cities, towns, rural America, and beyond. Between bike tours, he enjoys working as a bike mechanic and non-profit communications consultant.
The views, opinions, positions, or strategies expressed by the author are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or positions of CTNewsJunkie.com or any of the author's other employers.
