Author: cityhikes

• Into the New Year

  

  Every year needs a good old transit ridership look back

  cityhikes

  January 1, 2026

  Uncategorized

• Tech Buses and the Death of the Public Sphere

  

  One man’s journey into the abyss to figure out how annoyed he should be (TLDR: pretty annoyed)

  cityhikes

  December 19, 2025

  car culture, Seattle, sound transit, transit, urban planning

  amazon, bus, car culture, land use, private transit, public transit, Seattle, transit, transportation, urbanism, washington

• Sound Transit and the South End

  

  Looking beyond station sites for reasons to be skeptical

  cityhikes

  December 4, 2025

  Seattle, society, sound transit, train, transit, urban planning

  car culture, chinatown, land use, railroad, Seattle, sound transit, transit, transportation, urbanism, washington

• Man, Our Legal System Really Hates Renters

  

  Why on earth does a lease not count as proof of address to the state of Washington?!

  cityhikes

  November 27, 2025

  renters, urban planning

  bureaucracy, lease, renters, tenure, washington

• On the Perils of Measuring Walkablity with Supermarkets

  

  How planners get it wrong

  cityhikes

  November 14, 2025

  Uncategorized

• A Saturday in Seattle

  

  A new home, and a good day

  cityhikes

  November 1, 2025

  Uncategorized

  hiking, nature, Seattle, travel, washington

• Train Station Reunions

  

  Feeling sentimental after riding Amtrak one too many times

  cityhikes

  September 18, 2025

  society, train, transit

  amtrak, railroad, security theater, train station, transit, transportation, travel

• Super Commuting: A Conceptual Review

  

  TLDR: It’s not great

  cityhikes

  September 4, 2025

  Uncategorized

  census, commute, high speed rail, issaquah, portland, Seattle, supercommute, work

• Back to Work

  

  Re-entering the workforce, moving, and other things

  cityhikes

  August 18, 2025

  place, society, transit, urban planning

  bike, biking, commute, cycling, issaquah, Seattle, transit, transportation, travel, urbanism, walking

• On the DMV’s Ideas For Driving Alternatives

  

  Did I expect the DMV to revolutionize public transit? No, but I’m still disappointed

  cityhikes

  July 16, 2025

  car culture, highway, odot, pedestrian access, transit, trimet, urban planning, walk

  aging, car culture, dmv, elderly, land use, oregon, portland, retirement, transit, transportation, urbanism