Yearly Archives: 2015
Fridaygram: Gas Works Park
One of Seattle’s most unique places, Gas Works Park, is a pioneering example of the regeneration of a contaminated industrial site as a public...
Real-Time Information Signs Going Live On Route 44 Soon
Later this month, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will flip the switch on newly installed real-time information signs (RTIS) in North Seattle. Between Ballard and the...
The Crane @ Interbay
One project in Interbay embodies how big development can be accomplished at a definitively fine grain and tailored toward the human scale. The proposal...
Futurism: Did They Get It Right?
We're all familiar with vintage cartoons like The Jetsons (Orbit City) and Batman (Gotham City) that depict an urban futurism that seems, now, all too unlikely — at...
How To Think About Access In Evolving Seattle
Questions and answers about accessing cities and neighborhoods once spoke the language of exit ramps, street widening and parking adequacy. Now, different conversations, and...
Seattle City Council Notes: New Firearms Rules and Tax, City Enters...
At a general legislative session yesterday, the Seattle City Council met to discuss a packed agenda. Topics ranged from the waterfront public space initiative to all-gender...
ICYMI: City Expands All-Gender Restrooms City-Wide
The Seattle City Council unanimously passed legislation expanding all-gender restroom access across the City on Monday. The ordinance will require city-controlled and privately operated...
Map of the Week: King County’s Localscape
Have you ever wanted to know the racial diversity of your neighborhood, how your local schools rank, or where development permits have been recently...