Yearly Archives: 2015

In this episode I sit down with Michael Maddux, a paralegal and Democratic Party leader running for Seattle City Council in District 4. Michael...

When Bell Street Park opened in 2014, it was one of Seattle's first explorations into designing streets as "shared space". Modeled after Dutch "woonerfs"...

With more than a few minutes until the next Seven arrives, I stand, phone in hand, under Metro Stop 8040 to assess my options....

Now that Lynnwood’s FEIS has been published, transit nerds can get a look at the likely outcome for station locations, cost and alignment. Here...

https://vimeo.com/119318850 Gotham City SF // A Timelapse Film by Toby Harriman on Vimeo. This timelapse film of San Francisco is incredibly dramatic, but beautiful.

Saving history: Two buildings made the cut for historic preservation status. Too posh to understand: Tom Douglas backs down from surcharge for higher minimum wage...

In Seattle, last week, I looked across the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Olive Way, into McGraw Square, and towards the Westin Hotel, noting a Seattle urbanism...

Last week, the Seattle City Council voted unanimously to commit $34 million towards the Pike Place Market expansion project. The new low-rise, mixed-use development...