Monthly Archives: October 2017
SDOT Restores Yesler Bridge, Now Open
The old Yesler Bridge reopened on Tuesday after a 16-month closure for a major rebuild and restoration effort. The Downtown Seattle bridge is a...
On-Street Parking Rates and Hours Get An Update
Seattle operates a performance-based on-street parking program in more than a dozen neighborhoods. The paid parking program uses a highly analytical approach to determine...
Call to Action: Support the Housing For All Campaign
Last month, the Transit Riders Union launched the Housing for All Campaign along with dozens of partner organizations. The campaign seeks to tie the housing...
SDOT Reveals 60% Missing Link Design for Burke-Gilman Trail
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) revealed its 60% designs for the Missing Link portion of the Burke-Gillman Trail yesterday. The Missing Link is...
Council Ponders Unreinforced Masonry Buildings and Rezones Madrona Site
On Monday, the Seattle City Council received a policy briefing on recommendations to improve the safety of unreinforced masonry structures. The council also approved...
Planned Bike Facility in Beacon Hill Gets Downgraded
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is hitting its stride lately on making progress toward its goal of constructing a full bike network composed...
What We’re Reading: Food Lot, It’s Got Seoul, and End of...
Food lot: A pilot program for food trucks in the Sea-Tac Airport cellphone lot has launched.
Highly concentrated: Venture capital remains highly concentrated in just...
Urbanist Picks for the Minneapolis Election
Last month I gave an overview of Minneapolis and promised my expatriate stab at candidate rankings. Minneapolis has ranked choice voting, giving Minneapolis voters more...