Elephant bikes: Built in Spokane 1
To the naysayers who say there's nay bikes in Spokane, know this: Not only are there bikes, but there is also a dude who builds bikes in Spokane.
Getting There Nicholas Deshais
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 12, 2015
TUESDAY, AUG. 11, 2015
Seattle Transit joins Spokane with green bonds 1
Last week, the Seattle Transit Authority issued $923 million in green bonds in what's being called the largest green-bond issuance by a municipal entity. Of course, Spokane already did it so there.
MONDAY, AUG. 10, 2015
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.
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
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2015
The ur-minivan? 5
There are only nine Stout Scarabs out there.
TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015
VIDEO: What do Spokane City Council members think of replacing the South Hill's Tiger Trail?
Plus, what does George McGrath think?!
Bike lanes reduce traffic jams, increase safety 2
According to a study released last fall by the New York City Department of Transportation, protected bike lanes are, as Tina Turner said, simply the best
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2015
UPDATED: State lawmakers plan for $16 billion in transportation funding over 16 years
A big, fat transportation package is emerging in Olympia, which includes $879 million to complete the North Spokane Corridor (aka the North-South Freeway) and $15 million for the Spokane Transit Authority's proposed Central City Line. The plan - which comes to $16.1 billion - relies...
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2015
TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2015
Joined The Spokesman-Review in 2013. He is the urban issues reporter, covering transportation, housing, development and other issues affecting the city. He also writes the Getting There transportation column and The Dirt, a roundup of construction projects, new businesses and expansions. He previously covered Spokane City Hall.