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Category Archives: Bollards & Post Covers
Crash barriers are tested to stop vehicle incursion. Different types of incursion have led to two main testing standards.
Bollards can be chosen to complement the landscape or architecture, adding a sculptural touch.
Save yourself time, money, and stress by finding the right method for your bollard installation.
Lighting can be one of the easiest yet most impactful ways to boost the mood of a landscape.
When choosing between Jersey barriers and bollards, it’s important to consider the speed, type of traffic, and likely crash pattern.
A unique combination of exploration, community, challenge, and freedom mean that skateboarding can attract kids who do not enjoy participating in team sports, or for whom the financial burden of team sports is too high.
According to a 2019 report from the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, there are 47,000 structurally deficient bridges across the US.
When it comes to installation, it may be common knowledge that bollards can be installed permanently as fixed applications. However, fixed bollards do not work well in places with variable access-control needs.
The difference between commercial-grade bollards and the bollards at Home Depot can be confusing. Sometimes light-duty bollards are all you need. See when commercial-grade bollards are appropriate for the home-owner or residential construction firm—as driveway barriers, lighting bollards, and more.
“Parking post” can refer to a short marker placed at the end of a stall as a stop. It can also mean a post used to reserve a spot and prevent unauthorized access. Check out the four types of bollard most often used as parking posts.
Flimsy bike lane separators are often ignored, driven over, and left broken, leaving cyclists feeling exposed. Yet municipalities often need permeability through bike lanes for emergency and city vehicles. Click through to see the options for separated bike lanes.
Choosing between hard-wired vs. solar light bollards? Read about the pros and cons of each approach to outdoor lighting—installed to enhance the safety, security, and look of your site at night.
Architectural bollards define perimeters and guide traffic while ornamenting their surroundings. In addition to being an attractive site furnishing, they can provide lighting, security, safety, traffic guidance, wayfinding, and more.
European cities use durable but sturdy flex posts as bike lane delineators to avoid the constant need to replace thin plastic bollards. Learn more about the type of flex post that stands up to heavy traffic and keeps cyclists safe.
We dig into our data to see what bollards are preferred in Toronto and Ottawa. We guessed Toronto bollards might be sleek and Ottawa bollards traditional. We were wrong.
Port Kells Fire Hall #7 became Station 1271 when the Surrey Firefighters Union bought and renovated the old historic building. In the volunteer-driven project, historic preservation and placemaking together create authentic community space.
Bolting or anchoring bollards to uneven ground requires a little preplanning, but sloping surfaces do not prevent their installation. With strategies like grinding, shimming, and grouting, bollards can be securely installed on uneven ground.
West Coast Contemporary architecture comes out of postwar modernist ideas. The current vernacular has simple forms to highlight the environment’s beauty. Small details matter. See how Seattle bollards vs. Portland bollards each capture their city’s style.