Yearly Archives: 2015

Saving Shorty’s: The Regrade’s The Thing

A pretty sizable crowd turned out at City Hall on Wednesday evening to listen to historical minutiae and discussions of structural integrity with a clear goal...

New Protected Bike Lanes Open In The University District

Over the last few weeks the, Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) installed protected bike lane (PBL) projects on both ends of the University District....

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...