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Monthly Archives: December 2016

Street Signs: Identity Of The International District

Boosters of the International District have put a lot of work into branding the district's distinct Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese cultural identities. Over the years,...

Seattle Convention Center Hosting Public Benefit Event December 7th

The next phase of the Washington State Convention Center (WSCC) is being planned, and associated with it may be millions of dollars in discretionary...

Sunday Video: SDOT Director Scott Kubly Does PechaKucha

Watch Scott Kubly, Director the Seattle Department of Transportation, do his PechaKucha-style keynote speech on transportation history in Seattle. Kubly delivered the speech as...

What We’re Reading: Lighter Rail Rules, Peanutabout, And Super Green

Chop chop: Trump is the new hero of timber country. Spreading democracy: Seattle's democracy vouchers are now open to candidates running in the local election...

Serendipitous

"Redden, or Renton, or something. Northern." I know what these guys are talking about. I practically yelped out the answer: "Redding, California!" "That's it!" "The halfway point...

Seattle Got Inclusionary Zoning Mostly Right, Sightline Got The Economics Mostly...

On Tuesday Sightline Institute's Executive Director Alan Durning and Senior Researcher Dan Bertolet published a long meditation on inclusionary zoning (IZ) economics that misrepresented...

Public Restrooms Are An Urban Necessity

Written by Seattle Councilmember Sally Bagshaw and Alberta Bleck, Community Relations Liaison to District 7. One thing we share as residents of this city is...

Event: Microhousing Walking Tour With Seattle YIMBYs

This Sunday (December 4th) there will be a U District walking tour of microhousing with Seattle YIMBYs from 10am to 1pm. The tour kicks...