Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Nearside
"How's it going?" I nod to a man clad in brown and black.
"I'm great," he says, even though he has a cell phone to...
Reenvisioning the Public Realm of South Lake Union, Belltown, and Denny Triangle
When the population of a city doubles, its economic productivity goes up 130 percent. As noted in a paper by the MIT Media Lab,...
Stories from Metro Route 7: Cafe Avole, Rainier Mini-Mart and Stop 8190
An iron compass, set into the concrete just outside Metro bus stop 8190, lets you know that you’ll never be lost, and that all...
Othello II
A twenty-something couple approaches the front, late at night at Othello Street. They're about to deboard.
"Um," says the girl. "Hey, can we ask you...
Tell SDOT and Metro How to Make Bell Street Park Better
When Bell Street Park opened in 2014, it was one of Seattle's first explorations into designing streets as "shared space". Modeled after Dutch "woonerfs"...
Stories from Metro Route 7: Redwing Cafe and Stop 8040
With more than a few minutes until the next Seven arrives, I stand, phone in hand, under Metro Stop 8040 to assess my options....
How Urban Observation Can Ghost-Bust Places
In Seattle, last week, I looked across the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Olive Way, into McGraw Square, and towards the Westin Hotel, noting a Seattle urbanism...
Seattle In Progress Gets An Update
When Seattle In Progress was launched back in November, it was a revolutionary way for locals to be in-the-know on development projects across Seattle. Our...