#bp pedestrian bridge

[rabbitcruiser]

The BP Pedestrian Bridge opened on July 16, 2004.

[patheticperipatetic]

My mom was watching a Chicago based cop show and the two cops were walking on "BP pedestrian bridge" which is this stainless steel curvy bridge next to millennium park (where the infamous Bean™ is) Good for the shot I guess. Anyway as they were talking they noticed Gasp! Plot point Friend doesn't know! We must warn them!

So man character turns around and runs to warn Friend. But he's running away from the parking lot nearby. Towards the park interior. Like, my guy, where did you park? Granted if you didn't know the layout of the park and you're watching the show there's no issue. If this was just Gotham filmed in Chicago I'd be forgiving but this show takes place in Chicago so... Where's he going?

when a film or tv show takes place somewhere where you have been, it is your sacred duty as viewer to say “i’ve been there” every time you recognize a place

[paulpingminho]

[whatpandorasaw]

Frank Gehry's BP Pedestrian Bridge connecting Millennium Park and Maggie Daley Park in Chicago, Illinois, USA

[sheltiechicago]

The BP Bridge

The BP Pedestrian Bridge, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry, spans Columbus Drive to connect Daley Bicentennial Plaza with Millennium Park, both parts of the larger Grant Park in Chicago. Clad in brushed stainless steel plates the bridge’s sheen changes throughout the day as the sun travels across the sky and serves as a noise barrier for traffic sounds from Columbus Drive.

Photo: Maricel Cruz (1)

Photo: Kevin Dickert (2-6)

[crackinwise]

I looked the pants (Agora) up and got a tad more "what" then "oh"

Chicago, which has a large Polish American community, had hoped to add a major work by Abakanowicz for several years before Agora arrived. Among the plans which were not realized were a large hand to be placed at the end of BP Pedestrian Bridge and a set of animal sculptures to be placed near the Monroe Street harbor. One proposal called for a group of headless figures be placed in Chicago's Museum Campus. Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley eventually suggested placing an installation at the south end of Grant Park, near Roosevelt Road. By 2006, private donors, including actor Robin Williams, contributed over $700,000 to bring the work to Chicago.

[...]

Abakanowicz, who grew up during World War II, has said that her art draws on her fear of crowds, which she once described as "brainless organisms acting on command, worshiping on command and hating on command".

The trouble with public art installations is that even among those that don’t strive to be inoffensively bland, too many of them are designed to be cute or inspiring or edgy or otherwise provoke a specific, well-defined emotion. What we need is more public art whose intended reaction is “what in the goddamn…?”

[jillmaemarie14-blog]

BARANGAY 471 Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

Last December 15, 2019, I conducted an interview with the barangay officer about Disaster Risk Reduction and Management. First, let me tell your about the barangay.

Barangay 471 is one of the hundred and ninety two (192) barangays situated in district of Sampaloc in the City of Manila. It is created in 1982 through the manner of election. Its barangay hall is located at 1219 Navarra St., Sampaloc Manila. The barangay population is composed of 1,872 residents. The barangay is considered as semi-commercial area and the source of income of the residents came from food stalls, commercial establishments, transport services such as tricycles, and sari-sari stores. It is composed of the streets of Antonio, Rosarito. Navarra, Juaning, Santander, and a portion of Dapitan and Laon Laan. The area is near University if Santo Tomas and Perpetual Help College-Manila. The barangay is considered as a transient area for students and pedestrians as it is situated near schools and maintain transportation routes.

The Barangay Disaster Coordinating Council (BDDC) is responsible for developing the "Disaster Preparedness Plan" to protect lives and properties. Also to minimize damages in the event of a disaster/calamity. The BDDC Chairman also ensure the basic provisions of the Plan are disseminated to all persons in the barangay. They also established a "Barangay Disaster Operations Center (BDOC) where the activities of the BDCC may be directed in an emergency.

The Disaster Coordinating Council Chairman, maintains liaisons with other barangays, initiates and conducts training courses for disaster activities. They are the ones who coordinates the arrangement for private and government agencies. Also they handle the equipment and required supplies needed for disasters.

The waring service team are responsible for securing the barangay. They send warning signals and educate all residents on the meaning of different signals and what response they should do. The barangay also have rescue and evacuation service team which is assign for locating injured, trapped, hurt, and stranded persons. They ensure that the people of the barangay is safe. The disaster relief and supply service team is responsible receipts of evacuees or victims and provision for housing for displaced persons or evacuees in evacuation centers or in private homes. For the medical service team, their duties and responsibilities is to perform medical and first aid services in an emergency situation.

The barangay officer told me about their earthquake drill and what they do in case of crisis. They trained the community of Barangay 471 and tested the various elements of their response plan in order to evaluate and revisit it.

The preparation phase of Barangay 471, first is the static water tank (the barangay has an alternative water source), fuel supply (fuel demands of critical structures identified and the barangay is situated beside a gasoline situation), food (food establishments identified for source of ready-to-eat meals. Location wise the barangay is within the university belt and it is surrounded by food establishments), infrastructure audit (condemned buildings identified. Modification of existing structures to make them more resistant to seismic activity, ground motion, or soil fracture due to earthquakes. For example is the Atlantica Star building beside the barangay hall was also reported to City Engineer's office for evaluation. The communication services, public address system installed in the barangay hall to easily inform the community. For basic life support, representatives from NAVADAP TODA, Barngay Council, Residents, and SK federation undergo Basic Life Support and CPR Ready Training Conducted by UST Medical Division. Barangay Census, record of residents were updated from time to time. 

They also conducted the "drill proper", first is the "alarm", "response" which is to perform the duck, cover, and hold. Taking cover beneath a sturdy table or deck, or dropping to the floor near an interior wall covering the head with both hands and arms. They made sure that everyone are away from windows, glass or light fixtures. If no available cover, they need to protect their head.

For evacuation, after remaining in respective safe-place until the shaking has stopped, everyone will evacuate the building and proceeds through pre-determined safe routes and evacuees gather outside in a safe area from buildings, fences, walls, electricity poles, bridges and trees. The barangay officers also conducted a roll call which will determine if everyone is present.

The Disaster Coordinating Council Chairman, maintains liaisons with other barangays, initiates and conducts training courses for disaster activities. They are the ones who coordinates the arrangement for private and government agencies. Also they handle the equipment's and required supplies needed for disasters.

The fire brigade team, provide fire-fighting instructions through available sources such as training schools, local fire departments and others. Assuring theta fire-fighters of fire-fighting equipment in their area if responsibility and the alarm signals which direct them to their situations. They all have six steps to safety, "S = sound alarm", "A = advise fire brigade", "F = fight fire", "E = evacuate". "T = tell others", "Y = you get clear". Working closely with the dwellers or residents on matter of fire prevention and protection. 

The Damage Control Team is responsible for controlling utilities in the community during and emergency. For security service team, they protect the persons and properties in vacated houses or areas, evacuation centers and areas of operations. While the transportation and communication team, they identify all locally available transportation facilities in the barangay and tapping these sources as needed and supporting the transportation needs of the barangay during operations activities. In coordinating instructions, develop and execute their respective action plans in support of the barangay calamities and disaster preparedness plan. 

The administrative and logistics are responsible for financial support for both short and long-term operations. The direction and control of disaster operations of the barangay levek will be exercised through the BDCC Action officer under the over-all supervision of the BDCC Chairman. 

The pre-impact period, all leaders/members must report automatically to the Barangay Disaster Operations Center (BDCC) to get last-minute instructions from the BDCC Chairman. All families must be warned about the type of danger they will expect within the next few hours or days as the case may be. The impact period, as soon as disaster strikes, the leader/assistant leader or any qualified member of the specialized service teams must stay at the Barangay Disaster Operations Center (BDOC). Their duties are to issue directives/order to the field and to receive feedbacks from the field

The BDRRM Kwentuhan was fun and I learned a lot of new lessons about it. Especially how they handle the barangay in times of crisis. The barangay officer told me the hazards/disasters they encountered or may encounter such as earthquake, fire, and frequently is flooding.

They have early warning system in areas that are prone in disaster. For example are equipment and materials to lessen the damage. For Super Typhoon, the available equipment for disaster are megaphone and two-way radio, for flooding are declogging materials and flood level indicator. While for fire disaster situation are fire extinguishers, first aid kit, and BP apparatus. Lastly is for earthquake, the available disaster equipment's are megaphone and two-way radio same with super typhoon.

My reflection about the BDRRM kwentuhan, they are aware about the possible hazards/disasters. They are well prepared and know what to do in case of crisis. The barangay officers and the barangay team are informed and alert on what will they do. It is very important to know the DRRM to avoid damage and injuries or death. People in the community are unaware about the health issues and disaster concerning within their barangay. The DRRM also helps us to be alert on how we response in emergency cases. It make us safe and more disaster-resilient. It is vital for building a sustainable life and better future.

PHOTOS AND DOCUMENTATION

[kiranbalanphoto-blog]

Build Bridges •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #bppedestrianbridge #maggiedaleypark #chicago #chicagogram #chilife #cottoncandysky #bridge #stillness #justgoshoot #nikon #nikonusa #artofchi #igerschicago #mychicagopix #mychicago (at BP Pedestrian Bridge) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1ljxYZhRvC/?igshid=10ejtqurawvl2

[meghatarozva-archive]

Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby || 2008

with @skiass​ || continued from here

To be quite honest, Roderich had no idea how he had arrived in Budapest that night. He was on the tail end of an impressive bender that had left him wondering the platforms of Keleti pályaudvar, not really knowing what the hell he was doing. Did he put himself on the train? The ticket he pulled out of his leather jacket’s pocket would prove that he did in fact take the 19:42 train from Vienna HBF to Bp-Keleti pu. It was only about ten o’clock at night when Roderich found himself meandering the relevantly empty platforms. This late July night was surprisingly balmy, but he was much too keen on his jacket to peel himself of the layer just yet. So instead he began to sweat as he wrestled with what to do with himself.

Before he knew it, Roderich defaults – walking towards Kiraly street, one of his old Pecs stomping grounds. He knows many of the places along this strip would be not only open, but busy enough for him to blend right in and try not to stick out like a sore thumb. Maybe if he drank enough, and got just a bit more gone, he’d pass out somewhere along the walkway near the Danube, and he could just have a private walk of shame back towards the train station so he could head back to Vienna in hungover peace. He stopped on a lonely corner, knowing he had a few blocks left to walk, and he took out his phone. He shot a quick text to his Budapest hook up, and grabbed a light that he still thankfully had in his pocket. The cigarette that now dangled lit from his lips did a lot to soothe him.

Roderich knew he probably looked a mess in his sunglasses walking around Pecs at night, but he really wasn’t in the state of mind to give too much of a shit. He finally got to his favorite spot on the Kiraly, and finally put his sunglasses on top of his head. He nursed another couple of hours tucked away in a bar, finally now as far from the word sober as one could be. He had closed down this bar, and when he did not know where to go, his body carried him towards the Buda side of town.When he found himself on the Szechenyi Chain Bridge, he climbed on the barrier that so precariously kept the pedestrians from throwing themselves into the Danube below. He was not interested in even threatening to jump – because he knew from experience that did nothing – but it was certainly fun to see the faces of anyone passing by that he could easily just fall from his mock balance beam act. He finally hopped off the bridge’s barrier, and found himself floated throughout the streets of Buda.

Of course he found his way to Erzsebet’s house. The gravity that she held on him seemed to supersede any sort of logic. Conflicted, Roderich knew very well he could pound on her door until she opened up. But what then? What would she do if she saw his wasted ass trying to come in? He couldn't’ take the chance just yet. He had to think. Yes… thinking was good. So instead of doing anything productive, he simply paced wildly across the street from her house, trying so very hard to make sense of himself. He looked like a caged animal, his movements sloppy, his entire being truly intoxicated.Well.. he could always spend the night with his jacket as a pillow over at Városmajor. It certainly wouldn’t be the first time…. But in reality, he was dying for her to let him in.

Nothing was particularly wrong that day, so why she couldn’t sleep remained a mystery to Erzsi. She had tried a plethora of different methods: melatonin, meditating, and taking a hot shower. But nothing helped. And for once, she didn’t feel like drinking to fall asleep; it hadn’t been that kind of week where she could justify the hangover in the morning. So, she sat in her bed working on various notes and files, hoping sleep would come and she would just wake up with the normal aches and pains of being a thousand plus years old.

A few more hours of paperwork monotony and she’s still no closer to sleeping, but it was too late to start drinking and still be coherent enough to make it through tomorrow. With a sigh, Erzsi moves from her bed stopping to stretch and placing a small blanket over her bare shoulders in order to make her way outside. Without knowing how the air felt outside, she hopes the small blanket will keep her warm if it’s a cool night. For a brief moment, she contemplates changing out of her tank top and sleep shorts into something that covers a little more, but is glad she didn’t as soon as she steps outside. The air was perfect even with the slight breeze; it was a beautiful night which helps to keep Erzsi’s mood from turning sour. The cold had always bothered her.

She lights up the first of many cigarettes that night, slowly inhaling the nicotine as she listens to the sounds of Budapest at night. Until, about an hour later, Erzsi heard the sound of drunken shuffling outside the street. Those sounds pulled her attention from the starry night sky and she can’t but help be a little perturbed by the sudden intrusion on her night. Now, she could just go back to ignoring him enjoying the other sounds of Budapest’s nightlife, but his sounds keep pulling her attention to back to him.

Perhaps it was the way he was moving; far beyond normal human intoxication. With a furrowed brow she tries to discern who is making such a fuss on her street in the middle of the goddamn night. But, the streetlights were not her friend and neither was the moon in helping with her little predicament. Moving silently from her post on the balcony, Erzsi grabs a short bow she had been practicing with earlier in the week and nocks an arrow.

Now, she wasn’t aiming to hurt the man across the street, just give a little scare. Get his attention for a few moments in order for to see his face. Letting her arrow fly, it lands in her neighbors front yard next to where he’s walking. It’s who looks at her that startles her: Roderich. Why was he pacing, obviously intoxicated, across the street from her house?

“What the fuck are you doing, Roderich?” Were the first words she yells down at him before putting down the bow and leaning on the railing of the balcony. “Are you lost? Are you hurt? Do you want to come in?” Erzsi yells multiple rapid-fire questions at the Austrian knowing they would probably go over his head.

[viatravelers]

If you’re ever in Chicago, check out Millennium Park, where you’ll find a fantastic collection of art and architecture. One of the highlights is the BP Pedestrian Bridge, a unique and stunning piece of engineering.The bridge is the sinuous flowing work of award-winning architect Frank Gehr. It is a masterpiece, possibly the most recognizable and influential style in contemporary architecture.

[rabbitcruiser]

The Pittsfield Building was designated as a Chicago Landmark on November 6, 2002.

[fanfangoria]

at BP Pedestrian Bridge https://www.instagram.com/p/CTUdN_irjnSV8HO_mIzG_mzJlCq-DD6W40kL180/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ylemstudio]

BP Pedestrian Bridge #bppedestrianbridge #chicago (at BP Pedestrian Bridge) https://www.instagram.com/p/CR9xH84FB3_/?utm_medium=tumblr

[realdreamx]

#Hot #Bing 'Frank Gehry's BP Pedestrian Bridge connecting Millennium Park and Maggie Daley Park in Chicago (© Devon Neff/Shutterstock) July 26, 2020 at 04:30AM'

[mattlohmus]

Gehry Meandering (at BP Pedestrian Bridge) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5TQN-iAoOY/?igshid=t57nxge7u4wo

[ciao-junie]

Went across the BP Pedestrian Bridge to get to Daley Park.