Yes it is! The title says it all. Have you thanked your driver lately? Officially speaking, today's the day to do so, although you're welcome to do so any day you choose!
Driving the bus is a rewarding task, but an extremely demanding one. I'm amused when passengers ask if "it...
Last summer, the national pharmacy chain CVS decided to enter the Seattle market, building new stores in Lower Queen Anne, Wallingford, and West Seattle. This turned out to be surprisingly controversial; many residents felt that CVS's cookie-cutter suburban designs had no place in their dense and growing urban neighbourhoods....
Northbound Aurora at 100th. Leaning into the front door:
"Hey, did you see a, I left a wallet a couple hours ago…?"
"Uhh," I said.
I look around on the dash. This coach has been out all day, already operated on for eight hours by another operator. We have an agreement where...
Departing the Mukilteo terminal. Photo by the author.
Located just southwest of Everett, the city of Mukilteo boasts excellent urban amenities, many transportation options, and impressive views of Possession Sound and Mount Baker. The city’s location along the shore of Puget Sound makes it a natural crossroads for rail, sea,...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX8zZdLw7cs
Bicycle Culture by Design from TEDx Talks on YouTube.
Mikael Colville-Andersen of Copenhagenize Design Co. gives us a brief history of our streets and suggests how we can design more functional streets for livable cities.
Apparently, transit is popular: In 2013, Americans made almost 10.7 billion public transit trips. Around the country, transit agencies are taking note. In San Francisco, Muni plans to increase service by 10%. Closer to home, Community Transit will increase service by 20% over the next 6 years.
Apparently, driving is not: The USDOT's travel...
A number of local neighborhood groups have banded together to push their agenda of preventing more housing. They are using the misleading name, Coalition for an Affordable and Livable Seattle (CALS). They intend to provide a petition to the mayor at the Seattle Neighborhood Summit and there is a...
Over the past year, there has been a growing faction in Seattle that believes the minimum wage should be higher -- much higher. The amount is $15/hour, a 60% increase from Washington State's current $9.19 (which is already the highest state minimum wage in the nation). The "instigator" is...