Monthly Archives: November 2015
With Sarcasm, and Dignity
"Geezer program?! You're what, fifty? You're a young guy, man. Don't you know sixty's the new forty?"
John and I continue our conversation. We're passing...
Building the Movement for Affordable Housing Now
Seattle is in a housing crisis. We need urgent action to address high prices, limited supply, and increasing numbers of low income people being...
Mixed Signals on the American Superhighway: Devolve, Evolve, or Prod Ahead?
Congress finally did something! It appears poised to pass a "six-year" transportation bill. In truth, the bill contains money for only three years and...
Event: Mapping Historic Ballard
The Ballard Historical Society (BHS) is ramping up on a great program to document the more than 100-years past of the former independent city turned North Seattle neighborhood....
In Advance of Expansion, Improve Pronto Station Placement
It's been a mixed month for the Pronto bike share system. The bike share just celebrated its first year and is getting heavy scrutiny for...
Toward Affordable Housing: Seattle Adopts A Commercial Linkage Fee
For more than a year, conversations have been ongoing about both the promise and pitfalls of Seattle's Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) process. But in...
Can Housing Keep Up With Seattle’s Office Boom?
Seattle is essentially gaining a second downtown with the emergence of South Lake Union (SLU) as a business and residential center where it seems new...
Sunday Video: Urban Exploring
The New York Times does a short documentary on "UrbExers," people who 'visit locations people don't normally get to visit.'