Yearly Archives: 2016

Madison Street RapidRide+ Update: 30% Design

On Monday July 11th, a small meeting was held at Skyline on First Hill to discuss the current state of the Madison RapidRide+ project....

Sawant Proposes Bill To Protect Tenants From Onerous Move-in Fees

Today Councilmember Kshama Sawant announced legislation that could provide renters with a much needed defense against initial price gouging when moving apartments. The bill proposes...

My Side Of Town

Some actors just radiate intelligence. You feel it in their eyes, their bearing, their enunciation. Think of Max von Sydow or Juliette Binoche. Natalie...

Bremerton Walking Tour Recap

On Sunday, a group of about one dozen joined us for a tour of Bremerton and a roundtrip ferry ride. Leaving from Seattle at...

Why You Should Vote No On Seattle Initiative 123

It's time to vote down one of the most disastrous ballot measures to come before Seattle voters in years: Initiative 123, a rogue attempt...

City Ticker: Save Madison Valley, Save Myers Parcels

During this week last year, the entire city was talking about the leaked proposal from the HALA committee that proposed eliminating all single family...

Sunday Video: Transit Safety

This safety campaign aimed at kids originated in Melbourne, Australia. It recently made its way to the states in a partnership with Denver's Regional...

What We’re Reading: Active Alleys, Get Out And Vote, And TDR...

Intercity rail: Lots of changes are on the way for Amtrak Cascades through 2017. The old Broadway: Local history buff, Robert Ketcherside, does a Capitol...