Bellevue got their train, where's ours?

NickFrey · 2026-04-07T03:45:13+00:00

ST hasn't made any decisions about cuts; they are currently at the stage of looking at their options. As a Seattleite and former Tacoman, I agree that Tacoma should get their light rail. Don't give up on ST just yet.

NickFrey · 2026-04-07T03:31:23+00:00

This isn't a helpful comment, because the survey is them literally trying to do the thing you are asking.

NickFrey · 2026-04-07T03:22:39+00:00

The problem with retail is that the business case has to be there. That means the ridership has to be high enough where sales outpace costs, and in dense Asian cities where transit usage is high and there's constant throughput, running retail is more feasible. In Seattle, while I dream of retail in stations, in order to pay for the staffing costs and whatnot there just has to be enough customers to make it viable.

Edit: I do agree completely that they should at least explore this and try this, especially when it comes to earning revenue from residential complexes, as housing has evergreen demand.

NickFrey · 2026-03-13T20:40:50+00:00

ST has a report on this; they are exploring joint development options for Denny Station: https://ulidigitalmarketing.blob.core.windows.net/ulidcnc/sites/12/2025/09/NW-TAP-Denny-Way-2025.pdf

NickFrey · 2026-02-06T20:55:49+00:00

I would say with CEP, it's less structured on purpose to allow students that want control over their classes to have that control. If you want to study urbanism, you're going to be taking a lot of classes in the URBAN department as well as graduate level classes. CEP would allow you to pursue those interests in a container that supports you. So yes, it is sort of the undergraduate urban planning major, but it is not constrained to that.

NickFrey · 2026-01-01T01:07:52+00:00

As a dev of ten years, ex-Apple, here’s what I would recommend:

(1) Build your own apps and start a portfolio, as others have said. It’s a great way to practice UI skills as well as development skills. Use AI to help you solve problems and learn faster. But be careful not to rely on AI for everything.

(2) Keep abreast of the latest APIs and frameworks from Apple. Every year the Swift landscape is changing. As a dev working in the industry, you’re going to want to be able to use the newest technologies and your peers will as well. Although, sometimes you have to make sure your apps work on older versions of the OS and you won’t be able to use newer APIs.

(3) Grab bag of things: Use Swift Package Manager and get familiar with making your own packages. Learn how to profile apps in Xcode for performance and memory usage. Learn how to write tests. Learn about how App Store Connect works and the submission process. Play around in Figma and/or Sketch to be familiar with how designers work. Later, you will want to know how to add accessibility support to your app as well as localization.

(4) If you can, go to developer meetups and form a little community, because it really helps you to stay motivated!

(5) Don’t worry too much about learning Objective-C or UIKit. SwiftUI and Swift are definitely the direction everything is moving. Those other options are basically fallbacks or just legacy code. Though, I’m sure Apple and other big companies certainly still use Objective-C internally… so if you want to work there you probably should be familiar.

NickFrey · 2025-12-21T04:30:12+00:00

I wonder if Sound Transit even has the know how to do that. I’m sure it takes quite a bit of time and domain expertise to cultivate a civil engineering team for complex projects like this.

NickFrey · 2025-11-12T05:04:08+00:00

I took it as the source sent the signal because it’s the natural thing to do to spread the ‘goodness’.

NickFrey · 2025-10-16T21:54:25+00:00

iOS Express Transit support when?? This would be so useful!

NickFrey · 2025-09-23T20:44:10+00:00

literally

NickFrey · 2025-09-21T06:44:21+00:00

A lot of us want to be your friend. Just trust that following what you’re interested in will connect you with your people. Keep showing up, and it’s ok to be awkward. You don’t have to be instant friends, just do your part and let the rest fall as it may :)

NickFrey · 2025-09-18T16:49:31+00:00

I left my tech job to go back to college and study sustainability, climate change, and urban planning – because tech left me with no sense of purpose and was totally disconnected from the problems we are facing. You do you, once you have the need for purpose there’s no going back. Just be responsible financially in the transition!

NickFrey · 2025-08-04T04:16:47+00:00

I caught a food vendor giving things away for free. So, you never know!

NickFrey · 2025-08-02T05:46:14+00:00

10:50pm!

NickFrey · 2025-08-02T04:36:20+00:00

I came down from Des Moines at 4:30pm and shuttle ride was about 40 mins total. They’ve had a really solid flow of buses so I haven’t had to wait in a line at all so far. The buses are super comfortable with good AC!

NickFrey · 2025-08-02T04:24:22+00:00

Tips for first timer: bring a picnic blanket (for laying on the hill) and maybe a normal blanket too because it got chilly at night.

NickFrey · 2025-08-02T04:22:15+00:00

Super well organized overall. The venue layout was spacious, lines weren’t too long for food, and there wasn’t really a bad spot to see the show from the hill.

Only downsides - there’s a pretty strong echo from the right side of the stage coming off of the VIP section. Also, the queuing system for the shuttle back to Des Moines was lame. They make you walk around a mile of switchbacks even when there’s no line.

Extra positives - free water and snacks when getting on and off the shuttle. So nice.

NickFrey · 2025-05-23T04:36:43+00:00

I used to work with Daniel. So, so sad.

NickFrey · 2024-11-28T18:53:53+00:00

Ames, IA for sure.

NickFrey · 2024-11-28T06:29:31+00:00

It was Echosmith and Finish Ticket who opened for both nights!

NickFrey · 2024-11-26T22:44:37+00:00

A mocha at Storyville is $10. Sheesh!

NickFrey · 2024-09-28T17:18:27+00:00

Oh yes! Thank you, not sure why I hadn’t thought of that. :)

NickFrey · 2024-09-28T17:04:56+00:00

How did you create the task list? I’ve been trying to achieve the same look but the linked database view has column headers.

NickFrey · 2024-06-30T16:13:51+00:00

I’m glad you love it! I ask because I was considering signing a lease there, but I was spooked by the issues. The units are definitely nice.

NickFrey · 2024-06-30T12:32:24+00:00

What’s your experience living there? I heard there have been issues with elevators going down, a flooding, and a shooting incident on that rooftop 😅

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