Tag: washington

• 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

• 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

• A Saturday in Seattle

  

  A new home, and a good day

  cityhikes

  November 1, 2025

  Uncategorized

  hiking, nature, Seattle, travel, washington

• 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