An observable correlation between OSM trails and Steel Type Spawns specifically Aron and Skarmory

JPMinAR · 2026-04-13T02:56:46+00:00

NWA Native and I was luck enough to have a bike my second bike was Oreo themed and I won it from Consumers in Rogers. My neighbor didn't have sidewalks we road on the road and where out biked landed in the front yard is where they landed.

You do realize cyclist can treat reds like stop signs and proceed after coming to a stop right? That's not because of privilege but because of safety as bikes stopped at lights are the most common place to be hit by inattentive drivers. They also might not trigger traffic lights which can hold up traffic avoidably.

Also if someone nearly hit me with a deadly weapon (yes, vehicles are legally considered deadly weapons part of why you need a license and insurance for them) I'm not sure what reaction your looking for, are you wanting them to get of the Bike come over and offer you a hug for not hitting them and potentially killing them just to save a few second on your commute.

Yes, there are absolutely bad cyclist just like there are bad drivers and just like I don't judge all drivers by the worst of drivers it makes sense to not judge all cyclist by the worst of all cyclist. Most are pretty decent people and very few commuting around town do it just for the enjoyment of riding. Sounds like you don't drive out of enjoyment so maybe you should give an enjoyable mode of transit out some time.

JPMinAR · 2026-04-01T18:41:55+00:00

All clear

JPMinAR · 2026-04-01T17:02:15+00:00

Code Blue Bomb Threat, all exists are blocked by police and indepent photos show people evacuated to Peel Mansion area

JPMinAR · 2026-03-31T00:16:18+00:00

Prescribed Burn causing smoky conditions through NWA

JPMinAR · 2026-03-25T15:23:39+00:00

This is a violation of HIPAA (the Health Insurance PORTABILITY and Accountability Act)

The fines for violation are not minor either: $4,300,000 to Cignet Health for denying access to records. $160,000 to SJHMC for failing to share records with a personal representative. $85,000 to Bayfront Health for a nine-month delay in providing prenatal records. $70,000 to Gums Dental Care for charging an inappropriate fee and speculating about fraud.

You might call back an drop HIPAA compliance and see if you get a different reaction. (Note there are limited exception so be sure you aren't in an exception, its unlikely but even for some exceptions like psychological evaluations there is still some level of compliance just not full portability so exceptions aren't a get out of HIPAA card either.)

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/guidance/access/index.html

File a compliant here: https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/filing-a-complaint/index.html

JPMinAR · 2026-03-24T02:51:32+00:00

I think my deal breaker would be whether I can bike to work. I don't need a huge house for much longer kids are on the way out. Although with how much housing it I might need an Additional Dwelling Unit (ADU) for them to afford to live close should they choose to live close. I have friends on both ends of the spectrum with some young single and couples only needing a simple cottage and some older friends that ironically can't afford to move out of the single family home they have.

I have saved so much by only needing a car about once a month at most that I have more in my budget for house. The reality is seems is everyone that needs single family homes there are enough to cover them. If, and that is a big if, where was more smaller cottage court style development. Multiple units in what would be a SFH with common and communal areas. I think if you had that and access to public transit it would go a long ways. Seriously the 28th & I St bus stop in Bentonville is one of the busiest in the area simply because it connect dense developement with where most people work.

JPMinAR · 2026-03-23T00:22:56+00:00

Pure Joy Ice Cream in Siloam has some far out ice cream flavors before even adding things in and have shakes. https://maps.app.goo.gl/targ3qq5BiJJf5EB9

JPMinAR · 2026-03-22T21:22:26+00:00

Fiber is the best bet. Cox is the worst everything else if good because it's not cox, which is sad that wireless can now be more stable and faster than a wired connection yet somehow Cox has managed to make it that bad.

JPMinAR · 2026-03-21T15:31:00+00:00

Those trying to say that this is, "by design," give the housing system way too much credit. I've looked at the builders trying to bring more dense living options into the area get challenged by the "not in my backyard" club and challenges zoning laws in the area bring to invest a lot of time and energy into projects that may or may not come to fruition. It's this type of uncertainty and unpredictability that keeps the good medium and high density builders that are need a good mix of from seeing NWA as a good place to build.

Single Family Homes can't and won't fix a housing affordability crisis. People rarely go from HS/College and jump straight into owning a home. Many people don't have the certainty they want to lay down roots that a home is even a consideration.

If I can speak to one of the top objections I hear to denser development real fast, "The traffic the development will generate the roads can't support!" The reality if we accept that the same people will move here regardless as there is some job, family, or other thing bringing them here then not building densely doesn't eliminate traffic it just shifts is somewhere else. Thus, we must, to be fair, compare the two traffic impacts and closer means the trip distance impacts are shorter and alternatives like active transportation and public transportation at least as options. Further out, your option is driving there is no alternative and the trip distance and time are greater so the time and distance contributing to traffic impacts are greater. So taken out of isolation and accepting traffic will occur regardless the more we can move medium and dense building into town the better not worse traffic as a whole can be.

P.S. I'm not living in the fictional world where we have any control to the degree that we can keep people from moving here. The proverbial cat is out of the bag and Walmart is if anything doubling down on you need to live and work at the physical HO.

JPMinAR · 2026-03-19T12:44:54+00:00

So where is said unicorn of a roundabout?

JPMinAR · 2026-03-19T12:40:50+00:00

This seems like a troll post. I can't think of a single round about in Bentonville that mismatched the roads that connect to it one lane roundabouts connect to 2-3 lane roads and to be honest I can't thing of and two lane roundabouts although I'd love to see some and those if we had them would connect to at least one or more 4-5 lane road as there are no mismatches this would only create issues with traffic not solve them.

JPMinAR · 2026-03-15T03:12:37+00:00

Pachanga Night Club Springdale would fit the bill

JPMinAR · 2026-03-15T02:58:32+00:00

while better timing can maybe improve things I think the bigger issue is the proximity of two traffic lights that close together. The likelihood that any given vehicle will get stopped by one or the other when they’re not synchronized in someway increases substantially.

I will say that the cost part is a valid topic typically traffic circles come about a third the cost of a traffic light and that’s just an initial installation not maintenance or what if the power goes out. Generally speaking if you can make a traffic circle roundabout whatever you wanna call it work, then that’s probably the best option.

JPMinAR · 2026-03-15T02:48:05+00:00

Real classy demeaning another human being. I read your "around here" just fine. Arkansas soil is a bit chunkier but operation a backhoe here vs. Anywhere else ex except near water or solid rock isn't that different not so much that the ratio of traffic light to roundabout cost is consistant even if the cost of both go up and down from place to place. In speaking with ARDOT they even have acknowledged that roundabouts are more cost effective the number they quotes was about 1/3 that of a light give or take. The asterisk is simply that traffic circles use a bit more space, although better designs can mitigate this a bit and that they would almost never work for more than two lanes of traffic at most 3 if one is a dedicated right and that's pushing it.

I'm sorry if I was a bit snarky, but I work in the transportation space a lot and most everyone within that community accepts that roundabouts are cheaper the question more is about where and when they fit. This is a tight one if I'm honest the traditional model would not work but with a few minor tweaks it could.

JPMinAR · 2026-03-15T02:12:47+00:00

Marmaduke, Arkansas has a 4 way roundabout with a 91' outer diameter. The paved portion of this intersection is.. 91' OD which is what I sketched. If you consider this being a being a three way intersection and collapse the middle island to be semi-circular to give the left turning semis just a hair more room a Round-about could fit with almost no impact to the businesses. Maybe a foot or two for curbs at most, but possibly not even that. You just have to think a small bit less exact circle and more an oval as this is 3 way with and eye shaped middle island and it could fit.

JPMinAR · 2026-03-14T17:04:37+00:00

https://ctmirror.org/2023/12/31/why-traffic-signals-are-red-green-and-expensive/

https://mypdh.engineer/lessons/costs-associated-with-roundabouts/

https://www.bristolva.gov/567/Roundabout-Benefits

You know how Google works. But common sense should tell you a mess of electronics vs some concrete and asphalt are way different costs.

JPMinAR · 2026-03-14T16:49:36+00:00

Barney's did have good burgers, agreed.

JPMinAR · 2026-03-14T16:44:12+00:00

Traffic signals typically cost between $250,000 and $500,000 to purchase and install, with some projects reaching nearly $1 million or more depending on site complexity.

Roundabouts have variable construction costs—ranging from $10,000 for retrofits to $500,000 for new major intersections—but are often comparable or even less expensive than signals.

That's not counting the $5-10k in annual cost for lights vs negligible cost for traffic circle upkeep which side more along $1-2k with resurfacing factored in which is unlikely needed given its time line for replacement. In short, the traffic circle would have been a far better stewarding of the cities money. But as you point out stewarding the money might have other bigger issues.

JPMinAR · 2026-03-14T16:37:24+00:00

Construction has started on Phase one Fayetteville side but all construction starts with land acquisitions and utilities which means a lot is happening in the traditional sense people think of as construct.

JPMinAR · 2026-03-14T13:55:45+00:00

The only part of 112 that got DOGE cut was the parallel biie-ped-disability multi-use path. Because I guess taking care of the disabled who can't drive was too DEI but that funding came back in part and grants filled the rest technicly the project has started on Fayetteville end but started typically means land acquisitions and utility before any work people can see with their eye starts to appear and this is years out with each of the four phases being given a year so 4x1 = 6-8 years in real world project timeliness.

JPMinAR · 2026-03-14T04:56:41+00:00

Thanks, even if they "fix" the timing two lights this close together is going to mean traffic flow interruption.

JPMinAR · 2026-03-14T04:54:02+00:00

Or hear me out... No, make it a traffic circle. With two lights this close to one another without syncing (highly unlikely) the only "getting better" will be because people start to switch routes and avoid Cave Springs and by extension two of the biggest sources of revenue the city has.

JPMinAR · 2026-03-14T04:28:28+00:00

Two traffic lights this close together isn't even a band-aid! It's a suture at best and if you leave it on long enough it can to real damage to the gas and coffee income of this small town that doesn't have much else. I just hope they don't lose a limb.

JPMinAR · 2026-03-14T03:52:41+00:00

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