The Practical Hoon: a blog about roads

[Takumi]

I've decided to start blogging again. This time I'll be balancing my interests in roads and cars, particularly of the 4- and 5-door variety. The first post is up, which is a long way of saying what this forum post is.

thepracticalhoon.wordpress.com

[Takumi]

Finally something relevant to this forum. I’m finally uploading my South Africa pics. Part 1 of…several.
https://thepracticalhoon.wordpress.com/2023/01/29/south-african-sights-october-november-2022-part-1/

[Takumi]

Part 3, the next segment of the trip that had to do with roads.
https://thepracticalhoon.wordpress.com/2023/02/12/south-africa-sights-october-november-2022-part-3/

[Takumi]

I've decided to start this blog up again, but this time without the car stuff.

Here's the first post.

[formulanone]

...Hoon again?

(I'll get my coat)

[WillWeaverRVA]

I've decided to start this blog up again, but this time without the car stuff.

Here's the first post.

Glad this is back!

[Takumi]

I've decided to start this blog up again, but this time without the car stuff.

Here's the first post.

Glad this is back!

Thanks, got another post coming in the next couple days. I'm going to try to post at least once a month.

[Takumi]

New post about some old alignments of VA 147, including the physically removed VA 147Y.
https://thepracticalhoon.wordpress.com/2026/04/14/old-alignments-virginia-state-route-147-and-147y/

[WillWeaverRVA]

New post about some old alignments of VA 147, including the physically removed VA 147Y.
https://thepracticalhoon.wordpress.com/2026/04/14/old-alignments-virginia-state-route-147-and-147y/

Dang, if I'd known you were in my neck of the woods I would've said hi. 

[Takumi]

Short one today, photographing the new Nash Road extension in Chesterfield.
https://thepracticalhoon.wordpress.com/2026/05/16/nash-road-extended-version/

[Takumi]

Checking out the east end of Richmond. A bit of endpoint confusion, a bit of construction, and most of a decommissioned state route.
https://thepracticalhoon.wordpress.com/2026/06/11/least-in-the-east/

[WillWeaverRVA]

Checking out the east end of Richmond. A bit of endpoint confusion, a bit of construction, and most of a decommissioned state route.
https://thepracticalhoon.wordpress.com/2026/06/11/least-in-the-east/

Thanks for the shoutout!

[Takumi]

Some South-Hill area exploration. More text than photos.
https://thepracticalhoon.wordpress.com/2026/06/13/mecklenburg-musings/

[Takumi]

Back in Richmond, where I check out one of many of Virginia's state facility routes. This one is VA 353, which serves a bit of VCU.
https://thepracticalhoon.wordpress.com/2026/06/22/virginia-state-route-353-a-floating-bit-of-primary-routing-in-downtown-richmond/

[Mapmikey]

Back in Richmond, where I check out one of many of Virginia's state facility routes. This one is VA 353, which serves a bit of VCU.
https://thepracticalhoon.wordpress.com/2026/06/22/virginia-state-route-353-a-floating-bit-of-primary-routing-in-downtown-richmond/

The May 1973 CTB removes VA 353 from the state highway system. This is why I consider current VA 353 to be a second one.

[WillWeaverRVA]

Back in Richmond, where I check out one of many of Virginia's state facility routes. This one is VA 353, which serves a bit of VCU.
https://thepracticalhoon.wordpress.com/2026/06/22/virginia-state-route-353-a-floating-bit-of-primary-routing-in-downtown-richmond/

Yup, I requested that 353 shield. It's the only state facility route I've managed to get them to post because the city actually maintains part of it (namely, the roundabout at its western end).

There used to be a 353 reassurance marker heading eastbound down Duval Street back in the day but it disappeared around 2010.

The city isn't opposed to posting 315 or 399 but they don't maintain those so they suggested I reach out to the VMFA and the Science Museum to see if they'd like them posted (and I really doubt they do). They won't post 318 because the Bank Street segment is no longer continuous.

[Takumi]

Back in Richmond, where I check out one of many of Virginia's state facility routes. This one is VA 353, which serves a bit of VCU.
https://thepracticalhoon.wordpress.com/2026/06/22/virginia-state-route-353-a-floating-bit-of-primary-routing-in-downtown-richmond/

The May 1973 CTB removes VA 353 from the state highway system. This is why I consider current VA 353 to be a second one.

Thanks, didn't know if there was some new information about it that had come to light in recent years. FWIW the white rectangle looks like it could be from the 80s. If I'm ever on foot when I'm around there I'll check to see if there are any dates on the reassurance shield.

Back in Richmond, where I check out one of many of Virginia's state facility routes. This one is VA 353, which serves a bit of VCU.
https://thepracticalhoon.wordpress.com/2026/06/22/virginia-state-route-353-a-floating-bit-of-primary-routing-in-downtown-richmond/

Yup, I requested that 353 shield. It's the only state facility route I've managed to get them to post because the city actually maintains part of it (namely, the roundabout at its western end).

There used to be a 353 reassurance marker heading eastbound down Duval Street back in the day but it disappeared around 2010.

The city isn't opposed to posting 315 or 399 but they don't maintain those so they suggested I reach out to the VMFA and the Science Museum to see if they'd like them posted (and I really doubt they do). They won't post 318 because the Bank Street segment is no longer continuous.

I've half-jokingly thought of getting a custom 315 cutout shield made and offering it to the art museum as a donation on the condition that they post it on the entrance road as an actual road sign.

[WillWeaverRVA]

I've half-jokingly thought of getting a custom 315 cutout shield made and offering it to the art museum as a donation on the condition that they post it on the entrance road as an actual road sign.

That's funny, I once thought about doing the same thing, but with 399 at the Science Museum.