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Monthly Archives: August 2014

Here They Come

We're headed out to the Valley. I pull up to Martin Luther King Way, across from Franklin. It's a dingy gloom tonight. The dealers...

Sunday Video: Copenhagen Love Bikes

https://vimeo.com/102576638 A video of very patient Copenhagen drivers waiting for cyclists to do their thing before turning right.

What We’re Reading: Affordability for All

Reduced fare program: King County Executive Dow Constantine released a plan this week for providing low-income individuals access to reduced fares on King County...

Roundabouts

One of the classic games that I play with my family when I go to France is: where did they put in a new...

Looking Behind the Common Sense Elements of City Life

Introduction Last month, in Moustiers Sainte Marie, France, I watched several shopkeepers return a lost young bird to a part of town closer to its natural...

Seattle’s Transit Tunnel Is About To Get Busier

Early Saturday morning I had the opportunity to participate in a simulation of bus and light rail service in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (DSTT). The...

Seattle Should Pass A Minimum Paid Leave Law

The United States is the only country among wealthy European, Asian and North American countries that doesn't have a national minimum vacation requirement. France...

Sunday Video: The Denny

https://vimeo.com/101360481 Would you believe it? A Seattle designer created this amazing utility bike that has garnered national attention and was selected as the best utility...