Yearly Archives: 2016
What We’re Reading: Hello New Streetcar!
Choo choo!: The First Hill Streetcar will get up and running today around noon.
New refuge: The Seattle City Council approves a third homeless encampment and...
First Hill Streetcar: Service Starts Saturday, First Trains From Pioneer Square
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has announced via a letter to Community Partners, that the long-delayed, long-awaited First Hill Streetcar will begin service...
Fridaygram: Urban Design The Whistler Way
“The trust of a city street is formed over time from many, many little public sidewalk contacts”
―Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great...
New Burke Museum Will Break Ground In Spring 2016, Open Fall...
The University of Washington (UW) will soon be embarking a major makeover of the Burke Museum, an institution highly respected for its collection of...
Yen, Ghost, and Buses for the People
"Can I request a night stop?"
"Sure!"
She specified a block in between stops along the Prentice loop.* She was a demure east Asian woman I've seen...
Seattle Rolling Out 12 Safe Routes To Schools In 2016
Twelve schools across Seattle will see safety improvements in 2016 as part of the city-wide Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program. As the name...
Why I Call Myself An Urbanist
As a practicing professional and writer I'm frequently asked to represent the "urbanist" perspective on particular issues. This has gotten me thinking about what it means...
Upcoming Event: Friends of Pier 86
Seattle may join other the examples of international cities with large public art on working silos and grain terminals. For the past year, the committee...