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A question I occasionally get is, suppose I have code like this: const double x = 200.0; const double y = 0.5; ... void M(double z) { double r = z * x * y; ... Does the compiler generate … Continue reading →

In my post on ORCA2 a few weeks ago, I used target dates from documents included in Sound Transit’s contractor request, which according to ST staff, were incorrect. Current ST plans have ORCA2 starting to go live in 2020, not 2019. New equipment will begin appearing in late 2019, not 2018. The old system will […]

First Hill Streetcar begins “post-performance testing.” CT will use Mountlake Terrace bus ramps to bypass congestion. Mayor Murray proposes cheaper sidewalks to afford more. Tacoma Link gets $15m from USDOT. But Feds pass over Northgate Bridge and Pronto expansion. Freighthouse Square Final Design ready for comment, will open in 2017. ST picks Bellevue for the new Operations […]

Parenting Merit Badges are a series of patches parents can earn for completing often unrewarded accomplishments like getting a kid to sleep, remembering to shower, or cleaning up after a child poops in the bathtub. They are the creation of Biz Ellis and Theresa Thorn, hosts of the comedy podcast One Bad Mother on the […]

A bus so quiet you can have an acoustic music performance on it, for a more pleasant environment inside and out.

UPDATE: A commenter points out that today is the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Boole; I had no idea when I scheduled this article that it would be so apropos. Happy birthday George Boole! Here’s a little-known and … Continue reading →

The Slog had a well-reported piece Sunday on whether or not Move Seattle is a “slush fund.” That’s a loaded choice of words by the opposition, meant to imply a lack of democratic or public process. If you think that implication is plausible, then this is your first month following Seattle politics. To actually construct […]

It’s time for the Bike News Roundup! Don’t forget to vote! And whether you voted weeks ago or your ballot is still at home, you can join me for our first ever Procrastinator’s Voting Party, 5–6:30 p.m. at Chuck’s Hop … Continue reading →

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[UPDATE: The livestream technology didn’t work out for us. You’ll hear the podcast in the morning. Sorry.] Martin and I are going to try to do a live audio broadcast of the election results tonight, starting around 8:15pm PST. Watch this space for details on how to listen. If the live stream doesn’t work for whatever reason, […]

Welcome to STB’s 2015 General Election Open Thread! We’ll be posting results as they come in (first drop is at 8pm), and we’ll be chiming in with additional commentary throughout the evening. We’ll also be sharing reactions on our Twitter feed using hashtag #seaelex. 5:00pm If you want to know where to celebrate and ‘network’ […]

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One of the early stumbling blocks people run into when learning traditional Aristotelian logic is the idea that “a false proposition implies any proposition”. Let’s briefly review material implication, and then I’ll talk about what the implications of material implication … Continue reading →

Metro enrolled 18,384 people in ORCA LIFT through September, and are 3% of all Metro boardings. Sound Transit hiring a transit planner. Pierce Transit considers a fare increase. Jarrett Walker tries to understand the other side. The full “Gridlocked” forum video is now online. ST seeking contractor for Lynnwood Link. Congress fighting over Positive Train […]

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Zurich: Where People Are Welcome and Cars Are Not from STREETFILMS on Vimeo.

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Low bid on Bellevue Link tunnel drilling is $121m, 20% below estimates. Pronto ready for U-Link. Lots of skyscrapers coming to downtown and SLU. Marco Rubio wants to slash federal gas tax, end “looting” by the Mass Transit Account. Roger Valdez argues proposed developer fees will deter construction. SDOT looking at plans for Ballard land […]

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Many thanks for reminding us, Andrea! World Radio TV Handbook 70th Edition is coming soon @SWLingDotCom pic.twitter.com/Nh8M2LLUGX — Andrea Borgnino (@aborgnino) November 6, 2015 Hard to believe this will be the 70th anniversary edition. I’ll post a link when WRTH 2016 … Continue reading →

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From the video’s description: The Enoshima Electric Railway is a popular scenic railway line on the pacific coast, 50 kilometers in the south of Tokyo. It is also called Enoshima Dentetsu, making the shortened form “Enoden”.

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Locks are tricky; I thought today I’d talk a bit about some of the pitfalls of locking that you might not have seen before. As you probably know, the lock statement in C# is a syntactic sugar for the use … Continue reading →

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In the previous exciting episode I ended on a cliffhanger; why did I put a loop around each wait? In the consumer, for example, I said: while (myQueue.IsEmpty) Monitor.Wait(myLock); It seems like I could replace that “while” with an “if”. … Continue reading →

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It’s a world (online) premiere! Seattle Bike Blog is happy to host the online release of Microcosm Publishing’s Groundswell #7: Gentrification Response Team. For years, Elly Blue and Joe Biel over at Microcosm Publishing have been touring the country visiting … Continue reading →

New Link maps percolating through the fleet (see picture above). Reaction here. Tacoma Housing Authority planning 40 to 50-unit mixed-use development near future Tacoma Link station. Kirkland holding meeting Nov. 19th about BRT. Buried in this article about new buildings at UW ($), this little example of how our transportation money goes astray: “The Nanoengineering & […]

A man driving a pickup truck in Everett struck and killed a man biking Thursday evening around 6:30 p.m. The identity of the man killed has not yet been released. Our deepest condolences to his friends and family. Few details … Continue reading →

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Martin and Frank discuss Madison BRT, open vs. closed bus systems, BRT creep, rail bias, bus branding, and Sound Transit’s new CEO. https://media.blubrry.com/seattletransitblog/s3.amazonaws.com/stb-wp/wp-content/podcasts/STB_podcast_6.mp3

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