Yearly Archives: 2014

North Rainier Rezone Passes Committee

On Tuesday, the Planning, Land Use and Sustainability (PLUS) committee passed through legislation that would rezone around the Mt. Baker light rail station. The...

What A Micro-Housing Stakeholder Group Can Achieve

Background Micro-housing (often referred to as apodments) are small units, which are usually less than 300 square feet in size. They tend to be occupied...

Northgate Pedestrian Bridge Open House

Yesterday, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) held an open house on a potential pedestrian bridge for Northgate. The bridge would serve residents on both...

Mister Tony

"Tony!!!" "Hey hey, how's it goin'?" "The man of the hour! Good to see you, my friend. How's it been today?" Tony is the vet mentioned here,...

Baugruppen: Sizes Vary by Manufacturer

Editor’s Note: This is Part 5 of a series on Baugruppen, private owners collaboratively building affordable multifamily projects. Read Part 1 or check out the series. While I may have...

Sunday Video: Farewell to Massimo Vignelli

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhMKHXLBZrc This past week, transit designer Massimo Vignelli passed away. Vignelli was well known for his revolutionary thinking of wayfinding for transit systems. In this video,...

What We’re Reading: Yearly Cost of Accidents Is Over $800 Billion

Driving is costly in more way than you might think: Most people don't realize the enormous cost of driving; operation costs are much higher...

In Praise of the Swing and Grave

I'm riding home from Sea-Tac with a dear friend of mine. The last train headed for downtown has already left for the night, and...