“You Don’t Build a Church for Easter Sunday” What is the obvious solution to traffic congestion? “Build more roads!” “But more roads bring more traffic!” “Then build even more roads!” Tom Vanderbilt’s new book, Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us), is a highly readable examination of some... Read more »
SEATTLE’S ALASKAN WAY VIADUCT – Part I The future of an earthquake-damaged viaduct remains undecided How do you replace an unsafe elevated highway when no one likes the alternatives? That problem has been plaguing the city of Seattle. In 2001 an earthquake damaged the Alaskan Way Viaduct, a 1.4 mile section of Highway 99 that... Read more »
