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Monthly Archives: June 2016

Western Avenue Is The Key To A Vibrant Waterfront

Now that Bertha is fully repaired, beefed up, and churning away in earnest, it’s becoming easier to contemplate the demise of the Viaduct. And...

Sunday Video: How Highways Wrecked American Cities

Vox charts more than a half-century of highway building across America in under five minutes. The video dives into how American road building was...

What We’re Reading: Skybridges, Arts District, And A Summer Tradition

Ground-high not sky-high?: Spokane Rising says that it's time to stem the tide of new skybridges in Spokane because they harm street-level activity. Wrong approach: CityLab...

AngryNice II: Tran Chimes In

Tran's telling me an anecdote from earlier in the day. Have I told you about him? Tran's the scruffy Vietnamese guy who knows all...

University District Rezone Proposal: A Deeper Look At Incentive Zoning, Historic...

Seattle's Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) released draft recommendations on the University District rezone and urban design proposal in late May. The...

Backyard Cottages: The New Bungalows Of The Middle Class

Councilmember Mike O’Brien’s legislation that seeks to encourage more backyard cottages and mother-in-law apartments hit a snag last week, as the Queen Anne Community...

How Seattle Might Regulate Short-Term Vacation Rentals

Short-term vacation rentals have become an increasingly prominent feature of the urban environment in Seattle. Just three years ago, there were only a couple hundred Airbnb...

Reminder: June Meetup Tonight

A reminder of our monthly meetup tonight! Our meetups are open to all and free to attend or drop in. We'll be at the...