Owen Pickford

Owen Pickford
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Owen is a solutions engineer for a software company. He has an amateur interest in urban policy, focusing on housing. His primary mode is a bicycle but isn't ashamed of riding down the hill and taking the bus back up. Feel free to tweet at him: @pickovven.
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A Better Street

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A few dozen people gather at Westlake Park for The Urbanist's Center City walking tour.
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Seattle Streetcar in Pioneer Square.
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