Yearly Archives: 2014
Madison Street BRT open house
On Tuesday, September 30th, SDOT held the first Open House meeting to discuss the Madison Street Corridor Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project.
The Madison Street...
A new parklet for the U District, fundraising begins
Freshly painted parklet goodness, that's what we spotted a few weeks ago. We got curious about these alien markings in the street and decided...
As if it Was the Last Ride
I help a young black American family with the wheelchair seat at Fifth and Jackson. He's carrying laundry in tattered oversized Target plastic shopping...
Upcoming event: U District to discuss neighborhood open space
Editor's Note: The Urbanist will be meeting up at this event next week instead of holding a regular working meeting at Roy Street Coffee...
Tweet of the Week: Sidewalks should get priority, too
https://twitter.com/mycommtrans/status/514855137416708096
Community Transit made an excellent observation that we put so much emphasis on fixing potholes and repairing streets, but broken sidewalks and playgrounds get...
Urban Indians II: Represent
So much of what we as urban Indians do is stymied by study and data.
In the 19th Century it was the Indian Agents and...
Third & Pine, Center of the Throbbing Universe
I pull up to the Third and Pine island stop, outside McDonalds. We're in the vortex, the nerve center. Every major city has an...
A woonerf on Eighth Avenue may soon be a reality
If all goes to plan, Seattle will soon have another woonerf making its way to a street near you. Vulcan lodged two related project...