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Monthly Archives: April 2015

Othello II

  A twenty-something couple approaches the front, late at night at Othello Street. They're about to deboard. "Um," says the girl. "Hey, can we ask you...

Common Birds Bring Economic Vitality To Cities, New Study Finds

Is it worth having birds in the city? If you live in Seattle or Berlin, the answer is yes, to the tune of $120 million...

Pronto! Is Still An Infant, But Let’s Celebrate!

Pronto! Cycle Share is turning half a year old next week. Can you believe it!? So far more than 87,000 miles have been clocked on...

CascadiaCast Episode 3: Michael Maddux

In this episode I sit down with Michael Maddux, a paralegal and Democratic Party leader running for Seattle City Council in District 4. Michael...

Tell SDOT and Metro How to Make Bell Street Park Better

When Bell Street Park opened in 2014, it was one of Seattle's first explorations into designing streets as "shared space". Modeled after Dutch "woonerfs"...

Stories from Metro Route 7: Redwing Cafe and Stop 8040

With more than a few minutes until the next Seven arrives, I stand, phone in hand, under Metro Stop 8040 to assess my options....

Lynnwood Link FEIS Now Available!

Now that Lynnwood’s FEIS has been published, transit nerds can get a look at the likely outcome for station locations, cost and alignment. Here...

Sunday Video: Gotham City SF

https://vimeo.com/119318850 Gotham City SF // A Timelapse Film by Toby Harriman on Vimeo. This timelapse film of San Francisco is incredibly dramatic, but beautiful.