Colorado desperately needs something like this. I hope it passes. Although the service times are few and far between, people will make it work, I guarantee it.
Utah has something similar between its southernmost city in the greater Salt Lake area - Provo- and up to Ogden. I believe it also shares the lines with freight and while there are delays if a freight train is going somewhere (passenger trains give way), it’s still very popular.
I can’t say if the quality is still the same, but I bought a Chromebook when they first came out for $99 and that little buddy has lasted me a decade now. It’s seen me through a deployment, a degree, several moves, and has been through a load of abuse and come out the other side working as spiffy as day one, minus some scuff on the screen. (Unfortunately Google has recently aged it out, but I’ll find a use for it with a virtual machine perhaps).
I imagine most little netbooks are similarly built and can withstand a boatload, although their computing power definitely lacks.
Ehhh. I wouldn’t say the only people who want an office setting are managers. There are definitely some bonuses to going in to work for some people - a very “to each their own” situation.
But I think the distinction there becomes the “traditional” office setting, because, yeah, no one likes that corporate bull.
The sounder, the 1-line, the ferries. Seattle is pretty great for public transportation. The only place I’ve seen better is Vancouver, but I’m not super well traveled.
But if coming from Tacoma to go watch college hockey in Northgate? There’s no better way to travel than the 1-line, IMO. Or trying to get to the airport without all the insane traffic and poorly designed on and odds? 1-line.