Author: cityhikes

• Riding All Transit Modes in Seattle

  

  And doing it right! In “just” three hours!

  cityhikes

  June 20, 2026

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

  bus, car culture, commuter rail, ferry, light rail, monorail, public transit, railroad, Seattle, streetcar, transit, transportation, travel, trolleybus, urbanism

• The Horror of Transportation Impact Fees in Washington

  

  How poorly defined terms in RCW 82.02.090 undermine transit

  cityhikes

  June 11, 2026

  economics, transit, urban planning

  urbanism, car culture, transit, transportation, metro, Seattle, washington, public transit, bus, impact fees, public finance

• How Do We Make Good Paying Jobs?

  

  And why experts never capture the full picture

  cityhikes

  June 5, 2026

  economics, Seattle, urban planning

  portland, Seattle, economy, economics, union, organizing, economic development

• A Visit to Graham Street

  

  Reevaluating Sound Transit’s options in light of a budget crisis

  cityhikes

  May 24, 2026

  Uncategorized

• The View From Route 271

  

  Rural bus routes and finding meaning in the mundane

  cityhikes

  April 26, 2026

  outdoors culture, pedestrian access, Seattle, sound transit, transit, urban planning

  car culture, community transit, king county metro, skykomish, sultan, sultan bakery, transit, transportation, travel, urbanism

• An Ode to My Transit Book

  

  A retrospective

  cityhikes

  April 23, 2026

  portland, Seattle, transit, trip report

  transit, transportation, urbanism, writing

• Columbia City and the Limits of Shoupian Parking Policy

  

  How a parking meter rate decrease sells transit short in Columbia City

  cityhikes

  March 26, 2026

  car culture, place, Seattle, transit, urban planning

  car culture, columbia city, land use, parking, Seattle, transit, transportation, urbanism

• What’s in a Station Area?

  

  Is a train really all you need to live a transit oriented life? (Hint: no)

  cityhikes

  March 24, 2026

  Seattle, society, train, transit, urban planning

  brt, bus, bus rapid transit, commuter rail, king county metro, land use, light rail, lrt, metro, psrc, railroad, sounder, tod, transit, transit oriented develop, transit oriented development, transportation, urbanism

• A Short Guide to Seattle Parks by Bus

  

  A ramble about getting to nature on transit

  cityhikes

  March 15, 2026

  Uncategorized

• Transit Trip Report: Bellingham

  

  Or how to get 100 miles north for $6

  cityhikes

  February 23, 2026

  intercity bus, Seattle, sound transit, transit, trip report, urban planning

  bellingham, railroad, skagit transit, transit, transportation, travel, urbanism