Yearly Archives: 2018
Wandering Tokyo and Finding Urban Gems
After a delicious lunch of tempura-fried egg on rice in the neighboring area of Koenji, I’ve headed over to Asagaya on a train to...
Delay in Madison RapidRide Means More Pedestrian Collisions Likely
Seattle's annual traffic report includes a map of the locations where pedestrian collisions occurred, with the number increasing with the size of the blue...
The Case for Four New North Sounder Stations…In Seattle
The North Sounder line has long been panned by technocratic transit advocates as a white elephant gift to Snohomish County communities. At a cost...
What We’re Reading: Falling Rents, Packing Up, and Short-Lived
Falling rents: Rents in Seattle fell last year, but don't expect that to continue.
PTC: In the United States House of Representatives, Democrats introduced a...
Sunday Video: UK to Hong Kong by Train
https://youtu.be/G8B1PSimxU0
A British family travels exclusively by train from the United Kingdom to Hong Kong. Along the way, they make stops for a bit of...
Nathan the Half-Dead Zombie Vampire
I have this tendency to turn up my nose at flu shots. We all think we're unstoppable when we're younger, and while I long...
Tackling the Housing Crisis Takes Center Stage in Olympia
It's well known that Washington and the Puget Sound in particular have a housing crisis, especially when it comes to attaining affordable housing. Several...
Building the Compassionate City
We shape our cities, and afterwards our cities shape us, to paraphrase Winston Churchill. In this, he eloquently drew a line between the built...