Onramp
What started this? 2004 07 12
My neighborhood is surrounded by elevated freeways....
Ode to freeways 2004 07 12
Here's some poor poetry about freeways that I penned this morning....
Noise Standards 2004 12 28
Information about Washington freeway noise laws....
SR 519
On 6th at Royal Brougam 2004 07 12
'Concrete jungle' indeed. Rising out of hard-pack dirt and gravel, towering over weed underbrush....
Park or Parking? 2004 07 12
A nicely kept corner park.. or corner parking?...
Lots of pedestrian space! 2004 07 12
Mega columns warrant mega sidewalks....
Inhumane Waste 2004 07 12
No garbage cans, no toilets....
Pedestrian Deprioritization 2004 07 12
Places like this make it clear that pedestrians are at the bottom of the pecking order....
"Pedestrian" and "Mega" Don't Mix 2004 07 13
It seems that mega-projects are destined to fail on a small scale....
Exploration of Royal Brougham 2004 07 13
A collection of photos at Royal Brougham....
SR 99
Letter to the Editor, part 1 2004 07 20
Letter in reply to editorial column in the Sunday, July 18 2004 edition of the Seattle PI:...
Letter to the Editor, part 2 2004 07 20
The original question/answer article resulted in an overwhelming number of people saying they love the viaduct. I guess they don't read my site. Here's my reply to an email from the PI:...
Belltown, meet SR99 2004 07 27
Belltown, coolest and most expensive neighborhood in Seattle, isn't spared freeway woes....
Speed decrease 2005 01 14
Feet First asked for a speed reduction on the viaduct to improve safety and decrease road noise. I sent a letter to the editor to support them....
I 90
Express Exit 2004 07 12
Express lanes dive into the bus tunnel...
Bridge screens 2004 07 20
Soundwalls and screens will take away the precious views from freeways, likely resulting in outrage and political backlash from selfish, pampered drivers. Here's an email exchange about screens for the I-90 bike path after shoulders are removed:...
Blank Neighborhoods 2004 09 12
A caring citizen asked for more respect for freeways' neighbors in today's Seattle Times....
Quiet Freeways 2004 09 16
Quiet roadways are demanded by wealthy lake-view landowners in this PI article today. The noise abatement laws are new to me - another item to research. [Here's the results of that research]. I wonder what the threshold currently is in...
I 5
I-5 rework letter 2004 07 27
Unpublished letter to the Times about their recent article and editorial. A similar letter was sent in response to the PI's transportation column....
Open Space Park 2004 08 03
Plans for parks...
Yesler Terrace 2004 12 13
This brief walk starts at the Nippon-kan parking lot on the west side of I-5, then crosses Yesler and heads down through Yesler Terrace, and ends under the freeway on Jackson....
Ship Canal deck noise 2004 12 28
Neighbors of the I-5 bridge over the ship canal are finally getting respite....
Roanoke noise wall 2004 12 28
The Roanoke community is getting a noise wall....
Jungle trails 2005 02 14
The city is proposing to build a mixed use path in The Jungle on Beacon Hill....
Don't Walk Here 2005 03 02
The implicit message of I-5 through downtown Seattle is that movement between places by automobile is more important than the places themselves. We were willing to destroy hundreds - thousands? - of homes and businesses in order to get to...
SR 520
Bridge widening opposition 2005 03 02
520 is beyond my normal scope, but arguments against widening mesh well with my overall message....
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