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Monthly Archives: July 2015

A Big Revision: Seattle’s Pedestrian-Oriented Commercial Districts

Dotted across Seattle are scores of commercial districts, often lining the city's major thoroughfares. They are the centers of community where people assemble, conduct...

Map of the Week: Access and Choice to Grocery Stores in...

Human settlements are built on the bedrock of food access. Without adequate sustenance, urban environments cannot flourish. People will travel long distances to ensure that they are...

Share the City: Support the Full HALA Recommendations

Last week, amid much histrionics, The Seattle Times leaked a draft report of the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) Committee. Owen chimed in...

PSRC Regional Trip Survey: Driving Down, Active Transportation Up

The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) recently released a report highlighting data from the 2014 Regional Travel Study and previous studies. The report compared the results from...

Sunday Video: Seattle Play Streets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh0NZYtiiZ4 Seattle just extended the citywide Play Streets pilot program until April 2016. Play Streets, in a lot of ways, are similar to block parties. Streets...

What We’re Reading: Everybody Else Bring Data

No lefts: New York City wants Google Maps to stop promoting left turns. For the kids: A compelling case for why urban places are better for...

You’re in Town

There's still a face there, at the end of the line in Rainier Beach. She's in the back, on top of the rear wheel....

Stories from Metro Route 7: Emerald City Fish & Chips and...

The stop has no number written on the outside. It’s exposed. But on this day, this Saturday afternoon, the weather is fine. The sun...