I took my Panono out for a spin during peak bloom at the UW Quad. Be sure to click on the image and give it a little time to load for full 108MP resolution!
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2019-03-04
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Protected: New Tricks for TERM Lite
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2016-04-19
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A New Spherical View
A long time ago in a state not so far away, I backed a kickstarter for something called a Panono. The idea is pretty simple: Make a ball studded with cameras, snap a bunch of photos all at once, and […]
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2015-12-24
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Haddon Hill Sock Drive 2015
It’s not much, but this year I put together a small sock drive for the holiday season. Leaning Tower of Haddon Hill was hosting a food and toy drive this year and they were gracious enough to let me add my sock […]
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2015-12-24
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Presenter at the TRB 11th Transportation Asset Management Conference
Today I received confirmation that I have been invited to speak at the 11th Transportation Asset Management Conference in relation to my work with TERM Lite at the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. I will have two sessions, one as part of the “How […]
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2015-08-06
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Nicholas Richter
FTA TERM Lite Scenario Manager
In my current position, I work a lot with TERM Lite. I recently submitted a paper based on some of the work I have been doing and the enhancements that I have made to TERM Lite, but even more recently […]
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2015-08-03
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Nicholas Richter
Photography: Peru 2015
I recently visited Peru to visit Machu Picchu. Here are some of the highlights from the trip.
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2015-05-22
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Nicholas Richter
2014 Bay Area Jurisdiction PCI Scores
Local Streets & Roads No Better, But No Worse: http://mtc.ca.gov/news/press_releases/rel680.htm I was the analyst responsible for calculating these PCI Scores for 2014 (and 2013)*. The information (inspections and maintenance activities) are entered by the jurisdictions into a program called “StreetSaver“, which then […]
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2015-05-22
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APA’s Annual Conference – Seattle
Attending the American Planning Association’s conference in Seattle was an easy decision to make. It was primarily over the weekend and my expenses for visiting Seattle are extremely low. While there did seem to be a little poor planning of the […]
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2014-06-07
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Nicholas Richter
Ultra-Linear BART Map
BART is a great way to get around the bay, but in my experience the system is a little hard to navigate as a newcomer. Quick and easy navigation depends on being familiar with the San Francisco suburbs/satellite cities and maps are […]
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2013-08-28
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Nicholas Richter
Featured on CNU! Sweden’s Trafiklekparken
I recently shared one of the good planning ideas that I came across in Sweden on the Congress for the New Urbanism’s website! I was a guest author and was able to share my experience coming across the trafiklekparken in […]
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2013-08-28
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Nicholas Richter
Flightlapse: Portland (PDX) to Stockholm and Return
I am back with another set of flightlapses! This time the flights are from my trip to Sweden. I had a short hop to Portland from Seattle on a Embraer 120 where I unfortunately confirmed that the vibrations from the turboprop […]
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2013-02-20
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Flightlapse: Seattle to Hartford
I’ve been experimenting with creating timelapses over the course of a flight, and this is my latest attempt. The biggest challenge is the flight attendants because you never really know how they are going to react. Some don’t bat an […]
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2013-02-01
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Nicholas Richter
35 Ways to Safer Neighborhood Streets
As part of my internship (which feels like an eon ago) with the City of Tacoma, I created a traffic calming primer targeted to the Hilltop community. Using my background in active transportation, as many local examples as possible, and […]
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2012-09-13
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Flightlapse: South America
During my trip to South America, I captured my flights as timelapses. The trip was from Seattle to Rio de Janerio, then south to Foz do Iguacu, and Buenos Aires. I recorded all of my flight legs, as much as […]
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2012-03-15
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Nicholas Richter
kfish – Google Translate for Kindle
2019 Update I took the website down a couple years back due to a combination of low traffic (It really was a niche website) and the obsolescence of it. I also may have gotten a letter for Amazon telling me […]
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