Category: stroad

• 80s Greenway Review

  

  Spoiler: it’s not great, and it’s even worse in context

  cityhikes

  July 4, 2025

  bike, highway, pedestrian access, portland, stroad, transit, urban planning

  bike, biking, brt, greenway, portland, transit, transportation, urban planning, urbanism, walking

• 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

• 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

• Sauntering In Seattle

  

  Thoughts on being a pedestrian in the Emerald City

  cityhikes

  March 30, 2023

  car culture, stroad, transit, urban planning, walk

  car culture, city, city exploration, Seattle, transit, urban walk, urbanism, walking, washington

• A Mild Critique of Portland Sunday Parkways

  

  Car free streets are good, and they need to be a year-round occurance

  cityhikes

  February 20, 2023

  bike, car culture, pedestrian access, place, stroad, urban planning, walk

  biking, car culture, car free, land use, oregon, pbot, portland, urbanism, walking

• The Milwaukie Road

  

  Local man does three walks as an excuse to complain about car culture

  cityhikes

  September 16, 2022

  highway, interurban, stroad, walk

  car culture, land use, portland, railroad, transit, urbanism