David Brooks, Author at Granite Geek

A big expensive bridge that’s also a little science-y

by David Brooks | Aug 7, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter

If you’re going to spend $30 million or more to carry vehicles across a relatively short span of water, you might as well do other interesting things with the structure. That’s the idea behind the Memorial Bridge that connects Portsmouth, N.H, with...

As Crawford Path turns 200, let’s reconsider whether our hiking is too hard

by David Brooks | Aug 5, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter

The Crawford Path in the White Mountains turns 200 this summer, making it the oldest known recreational mountain path in the country. It was established two centuries ago at the very start of the industry of people coming north from Boston and New York to relax in the...

Where do the commuters go?

by David Brooks | Aug 5, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter

Commuting is one of the biggest drawbacks to industrial society. Once people stopped working around their homes – mostly farming, but also small-scale businesses – they had to spend time going to and fro. The state occasionally analyzes where these...

“Smart farm” sounds buzzwordy but it could be important

by David Brooks | Aug 5, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter

The Union-Leader has a piece about $10 million from Stonyfield, the yogurt folks, to develop ways to improve agriculture so that it absorbs rather than emits carbon into the atmosphere. (You can read it here). The initiative will work to develop a new open-source...