Frank Chiachiere came of age riding transit in New York City and Philadelphia, and has lived in Seattle for over 15 years. In 2007 he started the local transit blog Orphan Road, and began writing for STB in 2012, where he provides administrative and technical assistance along with the occasional blog post. By day, he works as a digital product designer and marketer.
Eyman returns (00:35) Analyzing our endorsements (08:40) Bike share is back (40:35) Transit wins in Olympia (47:25) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_042.mp3
Martin and I sit down with Seattle DOT director Scott Kubly to discuss One Center City, the Move Seattle Levy, Gym Memberships, Right of Way, ST3 and more. http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_041.mp3
Martin takes the TGV Fundraiser update (8:50) I-90 goes two-way (10:00) One Center City options (13:30) Access audit (27:40) MHA and displacement (41:10) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_040.mp3
Well folks, this is it: this is the last time I’ll ask you for money in 2017. I’ve already appealed to your nostalgia by reminding you of our ten years of writing and all the good times we’ve had together. I’ve attempted to stir your civic pride by making the case for independent local media. This […]
Bellevue has a new ally in the battle to reduce pedestrian fatalities to zero: big data. The city, along with Seattle and several others, are piloting new a program that uses machine learning to proactively improve bike and pedestrian safety. The hope is that the machines, trained by a crowdsourced group of humans to recognize […]
Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times [$]: Sound Transit and its allies in Congress say they’ll fight a 2018 budget proposal by President Donald Trump that yanks $1.1 billion to build the Lynnwood-Northgate light-rail extension — half of that project’s entire funding. The White House policy change would also remove an anticipated $500 million grant for […]
Thoughts on Dan Savage’s transit post (also read this) (0:40) Light rail signage (turns out station icons are constellations) (25:15) Flights coming to Paine Field (39:15) Grouping buses (49:20) Car tabs and legislative reading comprehension (55:15) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_039.mp3
In the months since the November election, we’ve seen a huge nationwide uptick in digital newspaper subscriptions, with the NY Times and the Washington Post leading the way. But while national newspaper brands are thriving, local news is different. Consider the story of our own KOMO news, forced to create content to appease its new […]
In case you missed it, Mike Lindblom had a great piece in the Seattle times this past weekend about the final engineering plans for East link on I-90: Engineers have to ensure the bridge will remain buoyant when a pair of 300-ton trains pass each other, and that the high-voltage current that powers the trains won’t stray into […]
Ten Years of STB (0:30) More on the mayor’s race (9:00) Martin’s commute gets better (25:30) Improvements at the airport (30:40) Stationless bike share (33:10) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_038.mp3
(SounderBruce / flickr) On April 26, 2007, Andrew Smith wrote a blog post launching Seattle Transit Blog. At the time, Link hadn’t opened, there was no RapidRide, and the earthquake-damaged Alaskan Way Viaduct was still standing. Ten years later, we have 16 Link stations and dozens more in the construction and planning phases, 6 RapidRide lines and […]
Per the New York Times, the end of retail is nigh: E-commerce players, led by the industry giant Amazon, have made it so easy and fast for people to shop online that traditional retailers, shackled by fading real estate and a culture of selling in stores, are struggling to compete. This shift has been building […]
Martin backpedals on zoning (1:30) Mayor’s race gets complicated (9:35) Fairness and fares (37:30) Tech shuttles and public parking spots (47:20) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_037.mp3
Once more we dive into the reader mailbag. Lots of stuff to talk about: ST3 finances, streetcars, deadheads, and more. Some links: Original mailbag comments, Early Wins, Bus Branding, South Sounder Negotiations, FHSC Maintenance http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_036.mp3
One Center City, once more with feeling Last week’s traffic apocalypse and silly editorials (9:19) Governance reform and car tabs (17:17) The unexpected joy of one-seat rides (27:13) Title courtesy Carl Ballard http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_035.mp3
More on One Center City Should ST have an elected board? (17:30) Tolling freeways (29:11) High-speed rail to Vancouver (34:55) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_034.mp3
Panic at the port Funding for sanctuary cities (7:40) Link to Federal Way (12:35) Eastside bike share (23:45) One Center City (25:35) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_033.mp3
Bikeshare goes down (1:05) Angle Lake ridership impresses us (20:30) Fixing Link operations (27:30) Metro’s new battery buses (39:30) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_032.mp3
What conclusions can we draw from the ST3 precinct map? (1:50) Real-time arrival info for Link remains elusive (16:20) Open gangways and ST’s culture (26:30) Assorted thoughts on 2016 and Seattle Transit (39:30) How you can make a difference in the age of Trump (51:40) Farewell Tim Burgess (1:01:30) http://traffic.libsyn.com/seattletransitblog/STB_podcast_031.mp3 Correction from the podcast: The next 45th District […]
