Sunday Video: Why Are There So Many Strip Malls?

https://youtu.be/5yIswZLu_cY Dave Amos walks through the history of strip malls, how they are designed, and how they are being adapted.

Nathan on the Sev—Whoops I Mean 21

I suspect my early formative days, spent as they were in the predominantly black and otherwise ethnic neighborhoods in South Central LA, have left...

How I Write the Posts, and Why

Pretty early on I realized, there's no way I'm going to remember all this. The most I can do is throw my hands in...

My Seattle

​Seattle is many things to many people. You carve out a niche, and it becomes your understanding of the place, your very own personal...

KVRU Interview: Nathan on Route 7 RapidRide

KVRU's Simon Kidde (a friend, and the son of another friend!) sits down with myself and Metro's Robyn Austin to discuss the impending transition...

Are Historic Districts a New Variation to Restrictive Covenants?

If Seattle’s Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) program set a citywide precedent, then a push by wealthy Wallingford homeowners to turn single-family zoned areas into...

Sunday Video: A Look In Downtown Seattle — 2018 and Beyond

https://youtu.be/XdGW7dKdO3Y The Downtown Seattle Association profiles in montage style some major public projects on the horizon for the city.

Bike Lane Proposal Would Connect Seattle Center FIFA Fan Zone

The new Fourth Avenue bike lane extension is set to provide direct access to Seattle Center's front door, connecting the campus's fan zone to the rest of downtown. It's an outlier as a permanent infrastructure upgrade being built to accommodate FIFA.