Monthly Archives: December 2014
Be at Peace, Mr. Garner. We Will Love the World For...
"Good peoples, bro," a boy said, coming up at the end of his ride, offering a regular handshake. I've just let his brother ride...
Vastly Disproportionate Investments
While reading through a thesis on transit investment in the Puget Sound Region, this graph caught my eye. It shows the stark neglect transit...
Community Transit Envisions Swift II by 2018
Community Transit is toying with the idea of a Paine Field-Mill Creek-Bothell BRT line dubbed as Swift II on the fifth anniversary of their highly successful Swift...
Rider Alert Reminder: Winter Holiday Transit Service Reductions
Reduced transit services begin today on King County Metro Transit routes and last through January 2nd. Routes specifically impacted are the 31, 32, 48, 65,...
Sunday Video: Construction of the 1,500-passenger MV Tokitae
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE5q77x6IZI
144-car ferry Tokitae construction time lapse by WSDOT on YouTube.
The Washington State Ferries is commissioning three Olympic-class ferries. Here's a timelapse video of the...
Winter Holiday Transit Service Reductions
'Twere the weeks around Christmas, when all through the Sound
Local transit service reductions, could plenty be found;
The University's closure will reduce service even more,
Leaving...
What We’re Reading: Bertha is an unmitigated disaster
A compelling case: Cary Moon lays out a reasonable path forward to end Seattle's version of the Big Dig before it destroys the city...
Getting Some Diversity Off My Chest
We addressed "the whole bathroom thing" in my previous post. While we're on a roll, let's settle another issue--the one where people tell me...