Yearly Archives: 2014

5 Questions About Building Big Buildings

Seattle is experiencing one of, if not the greatest, building booms in its history. A short walk north from the central business district, yields sightlines...

Westlake Cycle Track Design Advisory Committee

The Mayor recently appointed a design advisory committee for the Westlake Cycle Track. If you're unfamiliar with the history of this project and its...

Cats Love King County Metro, Too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWoTR7V36tU The Adventures of Fluffy: Too Many Cats, Not Enough Buses by Mark LaFalce on YouTube. Cat lovers and transit lovers, unite! This video hits the...

Subterfuge

  John (a different John, not the fellow from the 358 posts) seems to come from another age. Multicolored crumbs pepper his dry lips and beard. His...

DPD Is Taking Seattle 2035 on the Road

If you didn't get a chance to attend the Seattle 2035 EIS Scoping and open house meeting last week, don't fret! The Department of...

Laughing Gas on the 120

  The actual words spoken were not so much the meat of the exchange. It was the noises in between. You have to imagine the...

Sunday Video: Transit and Citizen Engagement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62NLkP77BC4 Light Rail, Citizen Engagement and the Birth of Rail~Volution Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Portland) discusses his past life as a Multnomah County Commissioner and the foundation...

Online Survey for New SDOT Director

Mayor Murray is in search of a new Director for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). In December, SDOT Director Peter Hahn left for...