"re-meander", "remeandering". Also, "daylighting"

[James A. Landau <JJJRLandau@netscape.com>]

On Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:25:35 zone minus 0500 Ken Hirsch <kenhirsch at FTML.NET> wrote

<quote>
Searching on "remeanding" [sic?] also led me to "daylighting"

   - Stream Corridor Improvements =96 Remeandering and Daylighting Streams,
   Habitat Restoration, and Fish Friendly

FAQ<http://www.sf-planning.org/ftp/files/Citywide/Glen_Park/PUC_Daylighting=
_FAQ_and_Case_Studies.pdf>
   "Creek daylighting refers to projects that uncover and restore creeks,
   streams, and rivers previously buried in underground pipes and culverts,
   covered by decks, or otherwise removed from view"
</quote>

"Daylighting" is a term that has been around in civil engineering for years with the meaning "to convert a tunnel into an open cut" (where "open cut" means that the roof of the tunnel has been removed so that the ground level now goes down to the base of the former tunnel).

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