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Monthly Archives: September 2015

With a Little Help From Our Friends

We arrive twenty minutes late at the food bank on Rainer. It's just closed. A streetwise couple hoping to go there steps off, dejected...

Seattle’s Aurora Bridge Needs a Safety Redesign

On Thursday morning, a tragic crash on Seattle's Aurora Bridge between an amphibious Ride The Ducks tour vehicle and a charter bus left at...

Seattle City Council Notes: HALA Work Plan, MFTE Extension, and SR-520...

The Seattle City Council met yesterday afternoon for the regular full Council meeting to vote on important policies affecting housing. Sitting first on the agenda,...

Regional Initiative to Create 700 Affordable Workforce Housing Units

Transit centers across the region could see a huge boost in affordable housing over the coming years. Under a new regional initiative, some 700 affordable...

Let’s Talk About Lane Width

Lane width helps to control speed on urban streets. People driving tend to slow when streets are narrow. Urban Streets The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)...

Sunday Video: Bike Lane Battle

A look at how Vancouver has see growth of biking as mode share gaining, implemented excellent bike infrastructure, and the challenges ahead to meeting...

What We’re Reading: 102 Stories Coming to Downtown Seattle

Breaking new heights: A first peek at the 102-story Crescent Heights tower set for Downtown Seattle, but there could be issues with the proposal. Placemaking...

The Hunt for a Friendlier SR-520 Resolution for Pedestrians and Bicyclists

Seattle is faced with a mega-project that will completely overhaul the declining SR-520 segment from I-5 to Montlake. As proposed by the Washington State...