Monthly Archives: May 2016
2016 Worst Intersection In Seattle: Green Lake / 50th / Stone
This year's Worst Intersection in Seattle is the car-choked crossroads where Green Lake Way N intersects with N 50th St and Stone Way N.
So...
Part II: How Seattle Can Rescue Residents Stranded By An Incomplete...
In Part 1 of our story, we left Tim wondering how to commute by bike with his baby daughter and left Shirley stranded with...
Sunday Video: Constructing The Shard Mega Tower
The Shard, one of London's more obscure towers, is an engineering feat due to its construction and design. The tower, completed in 2012, stands...
What We’re Reading: Walk Safer, No Coal, And Ward House
Walk safer: Are signalized walk signs making walking worse? Ben Ross thinks so. In the same vein, Ross says that careful jaywalking saves lives.
Actively...
4510: Thoughts Against Death
I stood by the farebox, toggling the switches as the wheelchair ramp slowly came to life. It took an extra second. To the folks...
Part I: Seattle’s Stranded Biking Families
Biking in Seattle today requires skill and bravery. For someone new to biking, not comfortable jockeying with fast moving traffic, or trying to bike...
Lid I-5 Charrette Draws Big Crowd And Big Ideas
Last Saturday a diverse mix of Seattle residents, designers, and community leaders converged on the 12th Avenue Arts building to imagine lidding Interstate 5....
Map Of The Week: Multi-Family Housing In Single-Family Areas
Have you ever walked around a single-family residential area in Seattle and come across a duplex, triplex, or apartment building that seemed just a...