Ballard’s Historic District Board Looks to Blow the Roof Off Street Cafes
The future of wildly popular streateries now rests in a narrow view of the street's past.
It’s 9am on a Thursday morning in the multipurpose...
Sunday Video: How Conquistadors Designed Cities in the Americas
https://youtu.be/4aJ0tRd10I4
Dave Amos of City Beautiful explains the history of city design in the Americas, which were shaped by the Spanish Conquistadors.
Housing Notes: 16-Story Tower Proposed in Kirkland and 114 Middle-Income Homes in West Seattle
The Puget Sound Regional Council adopted a Regional Housing Strategy which could have a big impact on housing growth -- if cities and counties...
Georgetown’s New Flashy Combined Sewer Overflow Regulator Station
Better stormwater and sewage management is coming to Georgetown soon. King County is sponsoring a project to construct a new combined sewer overflow (CSO)...
Sunday Video: Skinny Toronto Home As A Prototype
https://youtu.be/PfqXqJxwFfI
With a 16-foot wide lot in the middle of a city, what can be done to build a single residence for a family?
Green Roofs Provide Many Benefits as Cities Densify
As U.S. cities grow in population, increasing their density provides opportunities for more housing, jobs, recreation, and infrastructural efficiency. When developed thoughtfully, urban density...
Sunday Video: Seoullo 7017
https://youtu.be/u0YWJpG1sy8
In Seoul, they’ve built an elevated park out of former highway ramps and overpasses.
UW’s New Link Station
The future is now--and it smells like plywood, sawdust, and ozone? Perhaps not: the University Link project doesn’t open until early 2016. Regardless, Sound...