Yearly Archives: 2018
Seattle Shelves Promised RapidRide Upgrades for Routes 40, 44, 48
The rumors of the Move Seattle Reset have been swirling for months, but it remained unclear what that would mean beyond a sort of...
Forward Thrust Part 4: Carrying Forward Thrust’s Ambition Into 2018 and...
The 1968 and 1970 Forward Thrust campaign was a slate of 13 ballot initiatives, put before voters in Seattle and King County to correct...
City Council Extends ALUV Moratorium, Designates Rainier Opportunity Zone, and Greenlights...
On Monday, the Seattle City Council waded through a very lengthy agenda. Councilmembers voted to extend a heavy industrial moratorium in Aurora-Licton Urban Village...
Mayor Durkan Boosts Funding for Police and Transit in Proposed Budget
Mayor Jenny Durkan delivered her first budget address today at Fire Station 10. While the mayor had broadcast her desire to trim department budgets...
What Does a Sanctuary City Look and Feel Like?
"Displaced: Design For Inclusive Cities" Contest Winners Envision Cities That Welcome, Support, And Empower Refugees and Migrants
Despite the Trump administration's recent decision to reduce...
Sunday Video: Cycling London’s Bicycle Super Highways
https://vimeo.com/289449537
In this video, Streetfilms highlights London’s cycle superhighways.
What We’re Reading: LA-Vegas HSR, Capped, and Dignity of Walking
LA-Vegas HSR: Florida's Go Brightline is taking over rights to build and operate a high-speed rail line between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
A pittance:...
Shake’N’Bake II: Nathan on Sleepers
This was going to be a footnote to my previous story, but it was getting too long– and too important! Sleepers are a major element...