Monthly Archives: March 2015
Bellevue’s New 116th Ave NE Bike Lanes Won’t Serve Any Purpose...
Next summer, the City of Bellevue will repave 116th Ave NE from NE 12th St to Northup Way, north of the Overlake hospital. The city...
Leroy
Leroy's on the bus tonight. He rides often. Time passes like nobody's business when he's around. Tonight we're in spirited conversation, gesticulating like a...
Vancouver Transit Vote
If you haven't heard, Vancouver is going to vote on a massive transit funding referendum. The vote is for a 0.5% increase in the...
Pierce Transit Planning TOD at Tacoma Dome Station
There's good news down in Tacoma: transit-oriented development (TOD) could be on the way for Tacoma Dome Station if Pierce Transit (PT) has anything...
New Bike Counters in Bellevue
The first two bike counters in the city of Bellevue were installed on the I-90 and SR-520 trails in the first week of March....
How to Make an Attractive City
Only a few cities in the world are truly beautiful—and none of them were built in recent history. At least, that’s what folks at...
Join The Urbanist for “Ballard: A Walk Through Time” This Saturday
If you’re interested in the history of Ballard’s development, be sure to check out “Ballard: A Walk Through Time” this coming Saturday (March 14th)....
No “Average” Transit
Back in December, the Seattle Hearing Examiner issued a decision that threw out a City land use code interpretation that allowed reductions to minimum...