Monthly Archives: October 2015
It Just Feels Better
People call me the n-word when they like me, and 'white boy' when they don't. He calls me both, and he's always happy to see me.
This...
Saving Shorty’s: It’s An Uphill Battle
Today the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board will do what it does on a very regular basis: hear arguments regarding a local building or institution,...
Tacoma Trestle Now at 100% Design, Construction Begins in 2016
Design work on the Tacoma Trestle replacement project is now coming to a close after a two-year public involvement process. Sound Transit heard many...
Proposed Funding to Radically Expand Seattle’s Bike Share System
The City of Seattle 2016 Proposed Budget allocates significant funding to support the expansion of the city's bike share stations and fleet, serving a much greater geographic area,...
I-405 Commuter Buses to Use Shoulder Lane During Morning Peak
Did you happen to see any buses driving on the shoulder this morning? If you did, it wasn't a figment of your imagination. Community...
Seattle to Acquire Sisley Properties in Roosevelt
The Seattle City Council will vote today on whether to acquire a one-fifth-acre property from Hugh Sisley, an infamous slumlord in the city's Roosevelt...
Sunday Video: Chicago Launches First Architecture Biennial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heOuwXh0mAQ
The inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial launched yesterday, with three months of events, including lectures, workshops, tours, exhibitions, performances, film screenings and social activities. Titled...
What We’re Reading: Transit Prevents Sprawl
Trading spaces: Antioch University is selling its Belltown location and trading in on a new lease with local developer Martin Selig in Downtown.
Craigslist crisis:...