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...