Owen Pickford

Owen Pickford
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Owen is a solutions engineer for a software company. He has an amateur interest in urban policy, focusing on housing. His primary mode is a bicycle but isn't ashamed of riding down the hill and taking the bus back up. Feel free to tweet at him: @pickovven.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRb52O76HxQ How to Build a Better City by MinuteEarth on YouTube. Clever cartoon explaining how cities work, why we need them, and how we can make...
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...
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...
On Tuesday, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) finished installing red paint on bus only lanes through the Battery Street corridor. The red paint...
http://vimeo.com/106227405 We support the Westlake protected bike lane and if you do too, show your support by sending a postcard to the Mayor and City...
Back in August, Kiro TV reported that Fred Bonner, a 25 year veteran of the Seattle Municipal Court, has likely been taking advantage of a...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtCpJTWpBh8 We always keep our eye out for dramatic and fun advertisements, especially when they come to bikes! And boy, does this deliver. Happy Sunday.
Throughout the City of Seattle, residents are seeing their neighborhood streets besieged by free-loading, scofflaws, also known as pedestrians. The crux of the problem...