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...