Yearly Archives: 2018
Sunday Video: Design For Inclusive Public Life
https://youtu.be/h5u7GuMRw_Q
How do we design for inclusive urban public spaces and life? Jeff Risom from Gehl explains this paradigm.
What We’re Reading: Free the Transit, Pedestrianizing Lower Manhattan, and Dutch...
Free the transit: Paris could be on the way to having the largest urban fare-free public transit zone in the world while Estonia will go fare-free...
Rockin’ the In-Between
The sensation was that of riding on air, a wave of euphoria whose origin I could hardly trace.
I told them about the reroute. This...
Forward Thrust Part 3: Big League City
The disappointment that urbanists feel about Seattle’s failure to obtain a subway system in 1968 (see part one and part two of the Forward Thrust series)...
Leary Ave NW in Central Ballard Is A Little Safer
The confluence of three streets in the heart of Ballard has long been a community concern. Technically a five-way intersection, Leary Ave NW meets...
Top Urbanist Actions: Rally to Save the Basic Bike Network
Ride For The Basic Bike Network: Bicyclist who aren't living under a rock have probably heard that many street safety improvements have been delayed...
Urbanist Coalition Delivers Its Priorities for ST3 Investments to Sound Transit
The letter below is from the Seattle Transportation Coalition and was signed by Seattle Subway, the Seattle Transit Riders Union, and The Urbanist. Other...
Trailhead Direct Expands to North Bend on May 19th
Another Trailhead Direct van route will launch this weekend, connecting hikers and outdoor enthusiasts on weekends and holidays to trails in North Bend. In...