Yearly Archives: 2018
Sunday Video: Northgate Link Update
https://youtu.be/9IZ1gULaZ50
Sound Transit has new footage of construction progress of the Link light rail extension at Northgate. The footage provides a bird’s eye view of...
What We’re Reading: Missing Middle YVR, Living Battery Street, and Security...
Legacy entertainment saved?: Amazon is picking up Landmark Theaters. Will that save the Guild 45th and the Seven Gables?
Deadly right hooks: Data from Toronto...
Nathan’s Bus: The Perspicacious Hairdresser
The accent. I knew him from before. The vowels drawled out in between clipped consonant edges, a straining against the upper mouth, little enthusiasms in...
Lack of Progress on Rainier Avenue Spurs Call to Action
What does Mayor Jenny Durkan's approach to Vision Zero policy look like? After nine months in office, one thing that appears to be true...
Wonkabout Washington: Pierce County Doubles Protected Farmland, Next Steps on Sound...
Submit your nominations for the Futurewise Livable Community Awards!
Each year, Futurewise honors community leaders in five categories (Local Government Excellence, Equity and Environment, Protecting...
Urban Village Boundary Contractions? No Thanks.
In my Sightline piece from May, I described how homeowners in Wallingford have worked for decades to block housing via downzones, increasing development burdens, and...
City Council Saves The Showbox, Vacates ROW, and Sets Move Seattle...
On Monday, the Seattle City Council temporarily expanded the Pike Place Market Historic District, effectively saving the Showbox for now. The reprieve doesn't guarantee...
The Unfinished Promise of the Center City Connector
Pioneer Square has the most to potentially lose--but also gain--from the connection of Seattle’s downtown streetcar lines.
During her daily commute into Pioneer Square...