NYT: What It's Really Like to Be an Airline Pilot
My first job out of high school was for United Express, a small carrier for United operating out of my small hometown.
Getting There archive for Jan. 1, 2015
MONDAY, AUG. 10, 2015
THURSDAY, AUG. 6, 2015
Spokane's pedestrian plan needs YOU
Hear ye, hear ye. The city of Spokane wants your thoughts on the Pedestrian Master Plan. What is it, you ask? Read this blog post!
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 5, 2015
Happy Birthday, traffic lights
The world's first electric traffic signals were installed in Cleveland, Ohio, 101 years ago today. We've been stopping and going every since.
SATURDAY, AUG. 1, 2015
FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2015
KHQ: Is Valley Chapel Road too skinny for cyclists? 2
"I don't want to kill anybody," said a resident along the road.
Road Rage Friday: At least you're not this guy 1
Earlier this month, a man in a car hopped out of his car to take on a younger man riding a motorcycle on the streets of Yuma, Arizona. The reason for the aggression is unclear, but it's obvious the driver feels the motorcycle slighted him…
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2015
Glacier park officials to reopen Logan Pass access
Glacier National Park officials say they plan to reopen access to one of the park's main attractions that had been closed due to a nearby wildfire.
Audrey's Adventure: In The City of Stars and Angels 1
Reports on: Falling in love with L.A., early mornings, and the difference between West vs. East coast beach bums.
TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2015
Hunter Thompson on the Hell's Angels 1
If you know me, you know that one of my touchstones for American journalism is Hunter Thompson's Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs.
MONDAY, JULY 27, 2015
Bikes meant freedom to Junius Wilson
A story rarely told from the National Museum of American History.
FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2015
Audrey's Adventure: Coast to Coast 1
Reports on: hanging with cousins, making back-up plans, and then being really glad you made said plans.
THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2015
S-R editorial board urges Inslee against poison pill
In today's paper, the Spokesman-Review's opinion guys wrote an editorial urging Gov. Jay Inslee to not enact stiff fuel standards, an act that would wipe out a reported $700 million in funding for transit, bicycling and pedestrian projects. As the editorial makes clear, if Inslee...
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2015
KING 5 on Inslee's "poison pill"
The choice Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee faces: either frustrate environmentalists or face a revolt of alternative transportation advocates.
TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2015
Inslee executive action would divert hundreds of millions of dollars from bike, pedestrian and transit projects 3
Gov. Jay Inslee is reportedly considering enacting a stiff clean fuels rule that, if enacted, would wipe out millions of dollars headed to bicycling, pedestrian and transit investments as part of the transportation budget approved by the Legislature.
Audrey's Adventure: The Curious Beauty of Florida 1
Reports on: a rad family, whimsical tourist traps, and the ocean.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2015
Cyclists are just as law-abiding as drivers 29
Cyclists suck. That's the gist of some comments on any Spokesman article about bikes, or bike lanes. More specifically, commenters get very, very angry about what they see is a total disregard for laws by those pedaling anarchists.
SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2015
Audrey's Adventure: Empire State of Mind 2
Reports on: subways, sleepless exploration, and sites of notoriety.
THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015
Spokane not on list of ugliest Amtrak stations 8
Obviously. Because the intermodal center is really quite nice, despite its name.
TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2015
Car-maker Ford designs bicycle
Ford bike. Go further, a bit slower.
MONDAY, JULY 6, 2015
Audrey's Adventure: The City That Care Forgot 3
Reports on: feeling gross, Haunted History, and running into people you know
FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2015
WSJ: The Madness of Descent
Oh boy, the Tour de France begins this weekend. The race, the fury, the agony of defeat. The lycra.
THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2015
Audrey's Adventure: Cue The Banjo 2
Reports on: the deep South, train seating strategy, and meeting a dream
News and commentary about transportation in Spokane, the Inland Northwest and beyond.
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