City Council Greenlights Seattle Asian Art Museum Expansion
The Seattle Asian Art Museum expansion and rehabilitation project cleared a major hurdle on Monday. During their normal weekly meeting, the Seattle City Council...
Midweek Video: Why Europe Doesn’t Build Skyscrapers
https://youtu.be/EVJ_rgEUSJE
In this video, The B1M explains why European cities do not typically build skyscrapers while the rest of the world is increasingly doing so....
Mapping Historic Ballard: Shingletown To Tomorrow Call For Volunteers
It’s time to hit the streets for the survey portion of the Mapping Historic Ballard portion of the Department of Neighborhood’s Small & Simple...
Inside Look at Seattle’s New Convention Center Expansion
"Summit of Our Noble Efforts" - Jay Inslee
The Washington State Convention Center's new Summit Building opened to the public on Friday, January 27. As...
How to Crush a Housing Project The Seattle Way
One saga demonstrates the difficulties developers face in getting infill projects permitted, even after reforms meant to encourage them.
The City of Seattle permitting process...
Mass Timber Social Housing on Public Land FTW
This past spring, the Washington State Legislature passed HB 2382 --a bill that allows public agencies to utilize surplus public land for affordable housing development. The...
Right Up Our Alley
Visit Europe and the alleys are alive. They are a place for people with active uses filling up the storefronts. Sure, they still have...
Midweek Video: In Search of Effective Pedestrian Malls for U.S. Downtowns
https://youtu.be/-Tg9IMCKa5M
In the 1960s and 1970s, pedestrian malls were seen as a way to save struggling shopping districts in cities across America during the rise...