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Posted Wed, Oct 14, 6 a.m.
by Matt Fikse
For a certain generation of Northwest airplane geeks, Boeing's recent troubles hit especially hard. The easiest thing may be to just call the company what it has become: McDonnell Douglas.
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Posted Fri, Sep 25, 6 a.m.
by Matt Fikse
The popular movie about Julia Child inspires our writer — not to cook with lots of butter, but to write longhand, and then use a typewriter and carbon paper. Tasty lessons result.
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Posted Thu, Sep 3, 6 a.m.
by Matt Fikse
These faux-lanes for bikes are ambiguous and do little more than enable politicians to claim more bike miles. Here's a better solution.
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Posted Sun, Aug 2, 12:50 p.m.
by Matt Fikse
Before a monumental wedding party, five gay Dutch and American couples were married by the Amsterdam Mayor. In a sense, the message stretches all the way back to when the Pilgrims spent time in liberal Holland before boarding the Mayflower.
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Posted Thu, Jul 23, 6 a.m.
by Matt Fikse
Someone who almost ran for mayor ponders the field, and the oddly meek campaigns so far.
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Posted Wed, Jul 1, 6 a.m.
by Matt Fikse
SeaPort flies small planes from Boeing Field to Portland, saving lots of time and security hassles. But a recession hasn't been the best time to get off the runway with a new approach.
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Posted Wed, Jun 17, 6 a.m.
by Matt Fikse
The residential megablocks of the past few years didn't work out financially or in terms of urban design. Here's a better idea, crafted to a Capitol Hill opportunity and inspired by an Amsterdam neighborhood.
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Posted Mon, Jun 8, 6 a.m.
by Matt Fikse
Judging by its latest ad campaign, Starbucks is losing touch with its customers, just as G.M. did. So here's a suggestion to turn the coffee giant around.
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Posted Wed, Jun 3, 6 a.m.
by Matt Fikse
How to mount a serious challenge to Mayor Greg Nickels, by one who almost talked himself into it
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Posted Wed, Mar 18, 6 a.m.
by Matt Fikse
Green Line idea suffers from streetcar-and-tunnel vision.
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Posted Mon, Mar 2, 6 a.m.
by Matt Fikse
We'd save millions over those fancy streetcars the City favors, and get better service with green electric "eTrolleys."
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Posted Thu, Feb 19, 6 a.m.
by Matt Fikse
Mayor Nickels' annual address missed the mark by failing to recognize the urgency and by not calling for sacrifices, beginning with hizzoner.
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Posted Mon, Feb 16, 6 a.m.
by Matt Fikse
It might work, but we shouldn't be banking on it. Better to implement a rerouting traffic plan and then take the Viaduct down first, giving time for more complete studies and finding the money for the tunnel.
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Blog posts by this author
Posted Wed, Nov 4, 10:17 p.m.
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Matt Fikse
Maddeningly, Wednesday's mayoral results mean exactly nothing.
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Posted Thu, Oct 15, 6 a.m.
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Matt Fikse
Upgrading to Windows 7? Redmond's video guide, while helpful, seems almost like an Apple-produced parody.
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Posted Sun, Sep 20, 11:26 a.m.
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Matt Fikse
Link Light Rail's unintentionally funny new "Fare Enforcement Officers" should lose the Kevlar and Velcro and try instead to channel their inner old-school train conductor.
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Posted Fri, Sep 11, 7:05 a.m.
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Matt Fikse
There were no knockouts in the first debate, but Mike McGinn has shown an ability to improve his game immensely.
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Posted Fri, Sep 11, 7:20 p.m.
Correction: the Dave Ross broadcast was July 24th, so that is the show to listen to where we discussed it.
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Hi Mr. Watson, I was hoping that it wouldn't come across that way, in fact I have interviewed Mallahan earlier in the race, but it has also been something of a pattern observed by several other media outlets also. Both the Seattle Times and KIRO Radio have commented on it ...
MOREPosted Thu, Sep 3, 4:07 p.m.
The folks at Cascade Bicycle Club passed along this link to the San Francisco 2004 study on the effectiveness of 'sharrows'. Worth a look: http://www.sfmta.com/cms/uploadedfiles/dpt/bike/Bike_Plan/Shared%20Lane%20Marking%20Full%20Report-052404.pdf
MOREPosted Mon, Mar 2, 8:30 p.m.
Joshuadf, Metro does have some challenges in terms of budget, but we also have a rather arbitrary 40-40-20 allocation rule in place that limits their ability to spend on projects in the Seattle sub-area. There is a great independent review and set of recommendations recently completed by the Municipal League ...
MOREPosted Mon, Mar 2, 7:11 p.m.
George (above) - you're right! I missed the 12! Consider the map a conceptual one. For people interested in the details of how a bus or trolley can be speeded up, here is a good film on youtube that illustrates Trans Milenio in Bogota. It's a very interesting 8 minute ...
MOREPosted Mon, Mar 2, 11:25 a.m.
Mr. Baker - you have a great point that I wished I had made in the article, namely that the map is conceptual and based upon the existing 14 trolley routes. Given the changes in Seattle since these were created it would make sense to add some more, route some ...
MOREPosted Fri, Feb 20, 8:05 a.m.
Thank you for your comment and info, Mr. Whiting. The city's Combined Charities payroll contribution program does translate to real help for people in need and it was not my intent to diminish that good effort. The point I had hoped to make in my opinion piece was that over ...
MOREPosted Mon, Feb 16, 6:15 p.m.
Unter has a good point. In this case I was attempting to illustrate the point generally that conditions can change dramatic from what is expected beforehand - it happens quite a bit in tunnel construction. Another way to have put it would be to say that a TBM designed for ...
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