Yearly Archives: 2018
Denny Way Bus Lane Is Finally Happening This Summer
One of the most highly anticipated spot improvements for a King County Metro bus route has long been the idea of a Denny Way...
New Housing, Mediocre Design Approved in Little Saigon
On April 10th, a building proposed in Little Saigon was approved by the Southeast Design Review Board. It will occupy a 51,402 square foot site on...
Top Urbanist Action: Support Mandatory Housing Affordability
Show Up And Speak At The Public Hearing On MHA For Districts 3 and 7: The city will be holding a public hearing Monday...
A Better Transit Hub for People: Union Station Should See Trains...
Seattle’s grandest train hall doesn't lie in the newly-restored King Street Station. That honor goes to Union Station, the 107-year old fallow station just...
What We’re Reading: Time to Plan, Streets for Streetcars, and Expand...
Paper straws: A Shoreline kindergartener wants Shoreline to only allow restaurants to use paper straws.
Time to plan: Is it time to start planning for...
Sunday Video: 24 Hours In Rotterdam
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In this video, locals and city officials from Rotterdam explain how the city center has had an intentional urban renaissance by increasing residential densities,...
The Joy of Bus Driving: II of II
This is a continuation of a story called "The Joy of Bus Driving Pt 1" .
The Kristofferson-John Wayne hybrid mentioned earlier, having long ago finished...
Two Urbanists and Joni Balter Debate Decongestion Pricing, the Streetcar and...
Last Friday's KUOW's Week in Review ended up being an excellent discussion of popular recent urbanism topics: decongestion pricing, the center city streetcar, and...