March is nearly here, bringing with it the arrival of spring, minor and major service changes, two new Link stations, and the return of Major League Soccer after the winter off-season. Sound Transit is continuing its annual tradition of offering special weekend Sounder round-trips to and from King Street Station in Seattle (a short walk from […]

It’s time for the Bike News Roundup! Here’s a glance at some of the bikeish stuff floating around the web. First up! Lots of people in the world’s most populous city bike despite few bike lanes: The Gaman Spirit: Why … Continue reading →

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Starting April 22, you’ll be able to ride RTD’s A Line, an electric commuter train, from Denver International Airport to Union Station in 37 minutes, every 15-30 minutes, 22 hours a day, at speeds up to 79 mph.

Paths lead into the forest to the west and northwest. Also, a well-marked path extends east. > go west Forest This is a dimly lit forest, with large trees all around. > go west Behind House > enter the white … Continue reading →

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You are atop the west wall of a great canyon, offering a marvelous view of the mighty Frigid River below. Across the canyon, the walls of the White Cliffs join the mighty ramparts of the Flathead Mountains. To the north, … Continue reading →

SDOT scrapping caps on short-term car rentals. Hurrah. The mechanics of a potential Local Improvement District for the First Hill Streetcar extension. Two teams bidding on Lynnwood Link contract. Kitsap Transit resolves labor trouble. Stats about crimes on buses in 2015. Local unions ask UW to contain U-Pass charges for employees. Passing buses rattling houses […]

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You are on a small, rocky beach by the Frigid River, below the falls. A rainbow crosses over the falls to the east and a narrow path continues to the southwest. > go east Can you walk on water vapor? … Continue reading →

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Toronto’s regional transit authority and their big transit plan. They sure loved shots of our Link trains.

You are near the top of Aragain Falls. The only path leads north. A solid rainbow spans the falls to the west. > go north Sandy beach You are on a large beach on the east shore of the river, … Continue reading →

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This is a sand-filled cave whose exit is to the southwest. > dig in the sand with the shovel You seem to be digging a hole here. > again The hole is getting deeper, but that’s about it. > again … Continue reading →

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Martin and Frank talk Kirkland light rail, infill stations, and car sharing services. https://media.blubrry.com/seattletransitblog/s3.amazonaws.com/stb-wp/wp-content/podcasts/STB_podcast_012.mp3 Subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast player. Like the show? Leave a review.

This was once an artist’s studio. The walls are splattered with paints of 69 different colors. To the west is a doorway (also covered with paint). A dark and narrow chimney leads up from a fireplace; although you might be … Continue reading →

[UPDATE: In a development inconvenient for my thesis, Save Our Trails utterly rejected the compromise proposal today, for reasons good and bad.] If the numerous corridor studies have shown anything, it’s that a small transit capital investment in transit for Kirkland wouldn’t be a disaster for the region. Projected ridership just isn’t that high. Despite interest group […]

Ceremonial opening of new Husky Stadium light rail station. https://t.co/7FxrE7J1Cn #ULink2016 pic.twitter.com/Zd1yE9Qcga — Graham Johnson (@GrahamKIRO7) March 19, 2016 It’s finally here! We’ll see you at 10am at Capitol Hill Station with Mayor Murray to kick off the public launch, and we hope you have a great time at today’s all-day party in Capitol Hill and at […]

You are south of a large lake, far too deep and wide to be crossed. Paths lead east, south and southwest. > go north You would drown. > swim in the lake Swimming isn’t allowed in the lake. > go … Continue reading →

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You are atop Flood Control Dam #3, which was once quite a tourist attraction. There are exits to the northeast and west, and a scramble down. The sluice gates on the dam are closed. Behind the dam is a wide … Continue reading →

We are excited to announce the release of GNOME 3.20. This latest version of GNOME 3 is the result of six months of development and includes 28,933 changes, made by approximately 870 contributors.

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Last evening, Sound Transit announced that this Monday they would start running “a mix of two and three-car trains during the morning and evening rush hours.” Ridership has been robust early on, and there’s been a minor twitter uprising to push for more capacity. Tweets about @soundtransit car trains since:2016-03-21 until:2016-03-23 Moreover, Metro hasn’t even […]

Biking to UW Station is… popular. Stats about Capitol Hill Station. U-Link creates overjoyed commuters ($). As revenues improve, ST sends more money to Federal Way Link preparations. Mayor Murray wants to electrify Seattle’s cars. Housing construction depressing rents. Judkins Park Station breaks ground next year. Community Transit speaks up for transit users everywhere, argues […]

This was the maintenance room for Flood Control Dam #3. Apparently, the room has been ransacked, for most of the valuable equipment is gone. On one wall is a group of buttons colored yellow, brown and red. The only doorway … Continue reading →

Last weekend’s long-awaited ULink opening has been a smashing success, with UW and Capitol Hill boosting Link ridership by nearly 50% in a matter of days ($). More impressively, this is being done both prior to the big Metro restructure tomorrow and prior to UW students returning from Spring Break on Monday. With many reports of train […]

One idea of how corner stores could fit into a residential zone. An integral part of Seattle neighborhood history and appeal is quickly being lost. Corner stores were once a staple of neighborhood life in Seattle, and remain so in many of the most vibrant cities around the world. They speak of a time when […]

Obviously I’d normally ask developer questions on Stack Overflow but in this case, it feels like the answers may be at least somewhat opinion-based. If it turns out that it’s sufficiently straightforward that a Stack Overflow question and answer would be useful, I can always repost it there later. The Facts Noda Time 1.x exists … Continue reading Versioning conundrum for Noda Time – help requested →

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You are on what used to be a large lake, but which is now a large mud pile. There are “shores” to the north and south. Half-buried in the mud is an old trunk, bulging with jewels. A suspicious-looking individual … Continue reading →

Frank and Martin talk about Ulink opening for a bit, then shift to the ST3 draft plan. We take a detour through the sustainability of the suburban model and speculate about a low-carbon future. Finally, the Washington caucuses. https://media.blubrry.com/seattletransitblog/s3.amazonaws.com/stb-wp/wp-content/podcasts/STB_podcast_013.mp3 As always, you can subscribe in iTunes.

Recently the DC Metro, which has had its share of challenges over the last few years, was closed for an entire day for an impromptu safety inspection. During the outage someone tweeted this article from The Washingtonian about how bad things have gotten at the agency. Once the shining example of postwar US rail, the system is starting to […]

You are in a cavern to the north of what was formerly a lake. However, with the water level lowered, there is merely a shallow stream, easily. A slimy stairway climbs to the north. There is a hand-held air pump … Continue reading →

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It’s Plate of Nations time again in the MLK corridor, now conveniently reachable from Capitol Hill and UW. App-based ride services soon allowed at Seatac ($). Angle Lake construction allegedly harming local businesses ($). Freighthouse Square deal back on track. Snohomish County leaders say 25-year ST3 timeline is “unacceptable.” Indeed, dismay at the delivery time […]

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