by Adron

Amtrak For The Win!

One of the most successful Amtrak Routes in the country is the Amtrak Cascades with over 600,000 riders per year.  Recently the route got wifi, which means those 600k+ riders can ride the Internetz at the same time they’re riding the rails!  I decided to test out the wifi with some uploads and such, so everything in this blog entry is uploaded and published via the Amtrak Cascades Wifi.

Amtrak Wifi!

Amtrak Wifi!

If you’re interested in the Agile Open Northwest Conference I’ll have some coverage on my Composite Code Blog.

by Adron

Portland, Oregon TriMet Yellow Line

This is the Yellow Line coming across Burnside.  When this was under construction a lot of people said this would be a place were wrecks occurred on a frequent basis.  So far, that hasn’t happened yet and doesn’t look like it will happen.  It has however traffic calmed the street a large degree making it a much better environment for pedestrians.

This is the same train after I rode it a stop, departing and heading away from Union Station to traverse the Steal Bridge on its north bound journey.

by Adron

Neighborhoods of Seattle

So far I’ve checked out a number of neighborhoods in Seattle. The winners of “awesome” so far are Ballard and Capital Hill. I’ll admit there are a few others that I haven’t been able to check out thoroughly yet. One of those is Alki Beach area. Another is some of the northern neighborhoods, even some of the southern or other western neighborhoods. My questions is, what other neighborhoods should I check out Seattleites? I know there have to be more hidden gems, but I don’t know exactly where to look and the “end of lease” time on the apartment is coming up. I do like the close proximity to downtown that Belltown provides, BUT, it’s not exactly what I’m looking for. I want my preferred mix of art, culture, music, ease of access (re: transit without nasty Interstates/major highways nearby making a racket).

Any ideas out there? Madrona? Other?