Interstate highway system Archives

Highway 101 near Raymond, Washington at dusk

The unexpected consequences of post-World War II mobility

June 29, 2023 Steve 0

“Mobility is as much about freedom and new vistas as it is about capitalism or the free market, and the young were taking up the former while the elder worried about the latter. Mobility in […]

U.S. Highway 101 and Interstate 5Collapse of civilization at U.S. Highway 101 and Interstate 5

Mature reflections about societal collapse on Interstate 5

December 26, 2020 Steve 0

The interchange between U.S. Highway 101 and Interstate 5 running north is an asphalt monument to automotive freedom. This river of highway descends from the elite cliffs of Olympia, Washington’s westside into its more plebeian […]