Yearly Archives: 2014
What We’re Reading: We Need Affordable and Inclusive Places, Pronto!
Seattle Tries Out Bike Share: The Pronto rollout is going well, clocking over 4,000 rides in the first week and almost 1,500 memberships, despite all...
Impressions From My First Pronto Bike Ride
Yesterday afternoon I took my first ride using the Pronto! Cycle Share and I took away a few observations, both expected and unexpected.
Why Use Pronto?
I expected...
“Black Don’t Crack, But Asian Ain’t Playin’,” And Other Thoughts
"Hey, wha's happening." That's me, greeting the OG's stepping on at Othello. The Valero gas station there is a 24-hour institution, a cultural fixture...
Pronto! Cycle Share kickoff party
Pronto! Cycle Share continues to roll out the welcome carpet this Thursday with a “bike warming” party at Hotel Max in Seattle. They’ve put...
Seattle Installs New Red Bus Lane Markings
On Tuesday, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) finished installing red paint on bus only lanes through the Battery Street corridor. The red paint...
‘Inevitably Urban’ and the role of the people
Inevitable Urban Times
These times seem so inevitably urban. Of course, my wry remark comes from a city-dweller in a post-recessionary Seattle, where new construction...
Everywhere
As we pull up to Third and James, southbound, a couple of folks get on whom I recognize. "Heeyy," I say to them, beaming....
Sunday Video: Public Space in Motion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynIzCSbB45E
Public Space in Motion, From Nice by Chuck Wolfe on YouTube.