Yearly Archives: 2014
A skyscraper city is on the horizon, but is its full...
Seattle's building boom is in full swing, and a healthy part of this is in new skyscraper construction. Over 37 projects are soon to...
Dirt on Blue Sleeves
They get on at inbound Campus Parkway, having just passed up a 71. "So I'm just goin' to Capitol Hill, not Downtown," I explain....
Linkage Fees are a supply-side solution: Or, how land owners end...
Linkage Fees, proposed fees on new development to pay for affordable housing, have a lot of critics. And the critics' arguments are probably all...
Tweet of the Week: All modes represented
Seattle Department of Transportation traffic engineer, Dongho Chang, was in San Francisco last week for a NACTO meeting. He's got some wonderful insights on streets in...
Destination: Ballard
The mini-neighborhoods that make up Greater Ballard (Central, Adams, Sunset Hill, Loyal Heights, Whittier Heights, and West Woodland) together form an incredible place. Ballard...
Living with yo ‘rents
Multi-generational housing has seen steadily increasing demand throughout Northern Europe, and stateside as well. The concept even hit the NYT late in 2012. While I don’t...
U District parklet is fully funded
We're big fans of the University District Parklet project and we're happy to report that it's now fully funded. For those unfamiliar with the...
Sunday Video: Paid Leave
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Post by U.S. Department of Labor.
Seattle may have paid leave for sick days, but this Department of Labor video is a reminder that...