Yearly Archives: 2014
50 parklets for PARK(ing) day, and we’re one of them
You read that right. This year, Seattle will host 50 parklets across the city, up from 46 from the previous. We're number 13 on the...
An architect’s perspective: The details of microhousing projects
Editor's note: This is a cross-post by David Neiman, founder of Neiman Taber Architects, a local architecture firm that designs microhousing projects.
We recently designed...
ICYMI: Bicyclist numbers triple on Second Avenue thanks to new bikeway
With the introduction of new protected bike lanes last week, we knew that ridership in Downtown would skyrocket. We just didn't know how much....
Mayor Murray critiques Council’s microhousing legislation, threatens veto
Mayor Ed Murray sent a strong letter addressed to the Seattle City Council yesterday. In it, he dropped a big critique on Council's approach to...
Potential Fraud Provides A Good Time To Review The Carpool Incentive
Back in August, Kiro TV reported that Fred Bonner, a 25 year veteran of the Seattle Municipal Court, has likely been taking advantage of a...
PLUS Committee to create final microhousing legislation today
Image: Microhousing in Wallingford by Footprint.
The long hard road to a new set of rules for microhousing may finally be coming to a conclusion....
Rainier Needs a Road Diet
(Image: Seattle Fire Department)It’s been a bad year for Rainier Avenue South. There are the usually numerous car crashes, sure, but that’s normal. The...
Event: Yes for Seattle Transit Campaign Kick-Off
In case you haven't heard, there's a big proposition on the November ballot for Seattle residents called "Proposition 1". The proposition is a transit-only...