Author: cityhikes

• Wisconsin High Speed Rail – Starting Small

  

  Politely asking the state of Wisconsin to stop making little plans, since they don’t have the magic to stir men’s blood

  cityhikes

  January 4, 2024

  chicago, high speed rail, interurban, train, wisconsin

  chicago, chicago and northwestern, high speed rail, midwest, milwaukee, milwaukee road, north shore line, railroad, shinkansen, transit, urbanism, wisconsin

• Chicago, My Beloved

  

  The city of the broad shoulders never disapoints

  cityhikes

  December 28, 2023

  chicago, place, radical history, train, transit, urban planning, walk

  amtrak, car culture, chicago, cta, land use, midwest, pilsen, railroad, rapid transit, transit, urbanism

• Flagstaff Is Nice, You Might Like It

  

  A reflection on a few days in Northern Arizona

  cityhikes

  December 23, 2023

  highway, small town, stroad, train, urban planning, walk

  arizona, atsf, car culture, flagstaff, grand canyon, land use, railroad, route 66, santa fe railway, urbanism, walking

• Reflections on Los Angeles

  

  The end of the line for LA, what a great place to visit

  cityhikes

  December 15, 2023

  car culture, train, transit, urban planning, walk

  amtrak, downtown la, la metro, la union station, land use, los angeles, public-transport, sprawl, streetcar, subway, sunset boulevard, trains, trams, transit, transportation, travel, urbanism, walkability, walking la

• West Down Pico

  

  A long walk to the ocean is always a good idea

  cityhikes

  December 14, 2023

  car culture, stroad, transit, urban planning, walk

  california, car culture, expo line, land use, los angeles, pico, pico boulevard, santa monica, transit, travel, urbanism, walking

• In Search of Los Angeles

  

  A long day looking for history, but finding other things instead.

  cityhikes

  December 13, 2023

  place, transit, urban renewal, walk

  bunker hill, california, car culture, city hike, city walk, elliott smith, guy lombardo, hollywood, la history, los angeles, pacific electric, public-transportation, transit, travel, urbanism, walking

• Musings From Salinas

  

  Thoughts from the old Southern Pacific Coast Subdivision

  cityhikes

  December 12, 2023

  radical history, train

  amtrak, california, land reform, land uae, land use, rural land, Salinas, salinas valley, steinbeck, trains, travel

• Winter Break Soon

  

  The term is ending, time to get back on the city hikes train

  cityhikes

  November 30, 2023

  car culture, place, train, transit, urban planning, walk

  charles mingus, chicago, coast starlight, flagstaff, land use, los angeles, pacific electric, railroad, santa fe, southern pacific, southwest chief, transit, urbanism

• Why You Should Get Groceries On Foot

  

  How being a pedestrian can fill your basic needs in more way than one

  cityhikes

  September 26, 2023

  pedestrian access, place, urban planning, walk

  basic needs, co-op, food deserts, grocery stores, oregon, pedestrian, portland, urbanism, walking

• A Tale Of Two Bike Rides

  

  Or how I learned to stop worrying and love the World Naked Bike Ride

  cityhikes

  August 24, 2023

  bike, bridge, car culture, highway, odot, pedestrian access, urban planning

  car culture, car dependency, cycling, cycling activism, human access, naked bike ride, portland, systematic change, urbanism, vulnerability, wnbr