Tag: transit

• 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

• 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

• Cinema Urbanism

  

  Want to find a nice place? Look for an independent cinema

  cityhikes

  August 2, 2023

  neighborhood, pedestrian access, place, transit, urban planning, walk

  city, city exploration, indie cinema, movie, portland, theater, transit, urbanism

• Reflections On Car Free May

  

  What it’s like to completely reject the automobile for a month

  cityhikes

  June 3, 2023

  car culture, outdoors culture, pedestrian access, place, train, transit, urban planning, walk

  car culture, car free, car free living, hiking, pedestrian, portland, san francisco, transit, urban planning, urban walk, urbanism, walking

• Pining For the Bus on SE 13th

  

  The end of an era draws near

  cityhikes

  May 15, 2023

  car culture, interurban, neighborhood, pedestrian access, train, transit, trimet, urban planning, walk

  bus service, car culture, land use, oregon, portland, rose city, sellwood, streetcar, transit, trolleybus, urbanism

• Why I’m Not A YIMBY

  

  It’s not just because they are annoying on Twitter

  cityhikes

  April 19, 2023

  segregation, transit, urban planning, urban renewal

  land use, nimbyism, oregon, portland, transit, urbanism, yimbyism

• National Parks And Cars

  

  A brief history of paving paradise, and what the future may hold

  cityhikes

  April 3, 2023

  outdoors culture, train, transit, urban planning, walk

  amtrak, buses, car culture, greyhound, national parks, nps, outdoors, portland, railroad, transit, urbanism

• 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