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THE ADDENDUM is an occasional blog about cities, culture, books, writing, photography, and painting. Here is where I post my thoughts and reflections, updates about projects I am working on, and other original content.The blog takes its name from small publications that were inserted into books with corrections, additions, and expansions, allowing a book to be updated without reprinting; THE ADDENDUM serves much the same function for this site.
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Monthly Archives: December 2009
The Addendum | 2009: A year in rail transit
Looking back at 2009, public transit had a big year throughout the region. With a trip north to Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. late in the year, I was able to experience every rail transit line that opened in 2009. Here’s … Continue reading
Posted in Cities, Land Use & Transportation
Tagged Portland, Seattle, Transit, Vancouver
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The Addendum | Vancouver, B.C.: Transportation, suburban growth, and centrality
One of the most remarkable sights of the Vancouver, B.C. area is not the high-rise downtown or the dramatic mountain scenery surrounding the Burrard Inlet, but the presence of high rise towers in the suburbs. An all-day tour of the … Continue reading
Posted in Cities, Land Use & Transportation
Tagged Transit, Transportation, Vancouver
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The Addendum | 2009: Ten Favorite Images
Well its now the end of 2009, and it’s time again for the ten favorite images routine. This year I noticed that although many photos were made near the rail environment, none of them fit a conventional train theme. Instead, … Continue reading
The Addendum | Photojournalism and respect
At the Lansdowne SkyTrain station in Richmond, B.C. Sometimes I think that one of the main reasons I feel I am not particularly skilled as a photo journalist is that I’m just not enough of an a-hole for the job. … Continue reading
The Addendum | The Future of Beaverton?
The Future of Beaverton?, originally uploaded by route99west. I’ve rather provocatively titled this image “the future of Beaverton” with my tongue only partly in cheek. There are many ways that the pairing of Richmond/Vancouver does not hold as an analogy … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Land Use & Transportation, Writing
Tagged Food, Travel, Vancouver
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The Addendum | Bridge within a bridge
Bridge within a bridge, originally uploaded by route99west. Fall and Winter can be a dual-edged sword for photographers. On the down side, colors often become muted, and days are shorter thus cutting down how long you can remain outside shooting … Continue reading
The Addendum | Vancouver, B.C., urban idol or lost twin?
Is Vancouver a picture of the urban future, and/or Portland’s long lost twin? Perhaps neither. Living in Portland, Oregon, I sometimes get a bit jaded about our region. Thanks to a strong tradition of urban planning, a large transit system, … Continue reading
Posted in Cities, Culture, Land Use & Transportation
Tagged Architecture, Portland, Transit, Transportation, Vancouver
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The Addendum | Northward bound
Vancouver, B.C.: dense, diverse, and highly urban. Photo from Dan Haneckow’s Flickr stream. Just a quick heads up that this week I will be in Vancouver, British Columbia. My goal is to see a little bit of this city, which … Continue reading
The Addendum | To Salem by transit: Thoughts
Earlier this week I had to be in Salem for most of the day, so I took a trip via WES and SMART/Cherriots to the capitol. Although I have never made this trip before, I had heard through the grapevine … Continue reading
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Tagged Portland, Salem, Transit, Transportation
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