Post talking about living in Seattle
I woke the family up early in the morning, 5:18am to be exact, and shifted us into high gear to make the Link light rail inaugural train ride.
This one trip emphasized the need for light rail before we even made it to the ribbon cutting ceremony.
We walked over a bus top and arrived 10 minutes [...]
July 18, 2009Family, Martin, SeattleNo commentsThere are a few scattered pictures up tonight:
A few leftovers from a week ago This week’s pictures are also up! And, finally, here’s a sneak-peak at next week
Things are going well here. My mom’s in town (hi mom!), making her our first Florida visitor to Seattle. Marty’s super excited to have is “Bamma” visiting him, and had [...]
September 4, 2008Martin, SeattleNo commentsSeattle Transit Blog pointed to an interview in the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce with current Bellevue mayor, Grant Degginger (the article is behind a pay-wall, boo):
Q. How do you make Bellevue more walkable? A. Bellevue was laid out as a suburban city and one of the legacies of that [...]
August 25, 2008SeattleNo commentsBecause I’m avoiding yet another resurgence of the @alt debate in HTML 5, here’s an article from the Wall Street Journal about how one San Francisco citizen is attempting to halt improvements to the city’s bike infrastructure: (emphasis mine)
New York is wooing cyclists with chartreuse bike lanes. Chicago is spending nearly $1 million [...]
August 21, 2008Fitness, SeattleNo commentsEveryBlock is available in Seattle now and it is perfect for sifting through online records by local street address. For instance, I was able to easily look up our favorite grocery store, PCC Natural Markets in Fremont. From the EveryBlock detail page I bounced over to a list of recent inspections and I could see [...]
August 18, 2008Seattle, TechnologyNo comments