Yearly Archives: 2014

What We’re Reading: Shiny Objects and Micro Palaces

Just the facts: Streetsblog discusses HOT lanes and if they really work for transit, it appears they can be a blessing and curse, but...

Oh, But She’s Got the Answers to Everyone’s Problems…

  "Birthday on the 25th," Isaac is saying, referring to himself. Isaac is in a work-release program at Burger King, and sometimes he pays me...

Community Transit hosts a conversation on 8-80 Cities

Community Transit recently sponsored a community forum at the Lynnwood Convention Center on 8-80 Cities: Vibrant Cities. About 50 people were in attendance to listen...

Pronto! free ride weekends

To welcome--well, themselves--to the neighborhood, Pronto! Cycle Share is throwing a series of celebrations over the new few weeks of October. For instance--By being...

ICYMI: UberPEDAL comes to Seattle

Uber dropped some good news for Seattle customers with bikes last week. The company launched a new service called "UberPEDAL" for customers who want an...

Tweet of the Week: Goodbye SR-520 ramps to nowhere

WSDOT officially has a date for removal of those awful, rotting concrete ramps to nowhere over Union Bay. Now if they could only actually...

Decoding the place between places

Third in an illustrated series about place-decoding from the South of France. Today, many promote urban walkability, but for several years, I have focused on inter-urban,...

Same time, same great place

Thanks to all those who came out for a special meetup for the University District Open Space forum last Tuesday. This week, we'll be...