Transportation
It’s indicative of the greatness of America’s interstate system that it takes only 12 course changes to drive from my house in Seattle to my dad’s house in Omaha.
According to Google Maps, the distance is 1,710 miles and would take about 28 hours to complete without stops. Of the 12 steps from start to finish, [...]
Today I worked from home while my car was in the shop getting a brake job. A rode the bus from and to the shop. It had been awhile since I last rode the bus and it was a pleasant enough experience all things considered. The #9 Express to Capitol Hill comes around every 30 [...]
While it’s important to be an informed voter and to hold elected officials accountable, I think it’s equally important to remember that the only part of the transportation problem that I have control over is my own actions and choices. This means making fewer car trips per day, using public transportation more often, walking [...]
I overheard two people chit-chatting about how much it costs to fill up at the gas pump, and one of the two commented that, rather than filling up her tank, she stops when the total reaches $30.
Yeah, that’s really going to solve the problem.
In today’s Seattle Times, there is an article about local opponents to Seattle’s light rail mass transportation system which is, finally, about to begin construction eight years after it was approved by the voters. Some residents and business owners along the MLK Way corridor are very concerned about the safety of motorists and pedistrians [...]
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