“We not only believe what we see, to some extent we see what we believe.” —Richard Gregory, former Emeritus Professor of Neuropsychology at University of Bristol & author of Eye and Brain: The Psychology of Seeing The idea that we see what we believe is a thought-provoking twist on the saying, “when I see […]Read Post ›
Last month I wrote this post, marking my 10-year anniversary of so-called “car freedom.” People who’ve given up cars, or who never had them, often use that word to describe themselves: carfree. Of course, becoming carfree can make one feel more a prisoner of cars than ever, here in a country that practically showers in […]Read Post ›
This post is dedicated to my siblings One thing I learned during my year off from TV: you don’t miss much. I mean, yeah, on Saturdays you miss SNL’s satirical, if not sarcastic, parodic—but often benign—portrayals of “both sides.” I’ve watched that show for years, so I was like,“Oh no! If I don’t watch […]Read Post ›
Why Urban Washington County Will Never Build a Portland-Style Street Grid, and Why That’s a Good Thing When I sat down recently with three City of Hillsboro planners—Don Odermott, Transportation Planning Engineer & Manager; Brad Choi, Transportation Planner; & Ally Holmqvist, Senior Long Range Planner—I was expecting just to discuss adding painted-on bike lanes […]Read Post ›
This post is a curation of bike lane related topics, news and commentary, quoted from articles around the web. After this intro, I suggest first reading the content all the way through, without clicking any links, then going back to take a look at articles that grab you. The inspiration for this post was a new […]Read Post ›
In my last post I pondered ideological implications of a Beaverton ban on overnight car camping. Since the council vote on that ordinance is TBD after the public hearing, there’s time to explore further, look deeper. My “field report,” a series of street scene photos, starts about halfway down, but as I was arranging the photos, a […]Read Post ›
Naomi Fast 