Of Libraries, Parks, Book Stores, and Cinemas: Tacoma’s Social Infrastructre
In a previous installment, I wrote about the strain put on sidewalks when cities privatize, sell off, fail to maintain, or don’t care to...
New Hugo House Strives for Community and Memory
But can the soul of the old Victorian house live on in a new mixed-used building?
According to modernist architect and urban planner Le Corbusier, “A...
The Nathan Book
I can still remember when the team from The Urbanist invited me on board. In true urbanist fashion we all arrived without using cars--Owen...
Does the NHL Need to Be at Northgate’s Front Door?
At a press conference earlier this week, the CEO of National Hockey League (NHL) Seattle announced Seattle's new NHL team will be siting their...
New Documentary Tells the Story of Seattle’s Freeway Revolt
Documentary filmmaker and UW Bothell professor Minda Martin was a recent arrival to Seattle when she first stumbled by accident on the Ramps to...
Sunday Video: Don’t Blame Scooters. Blame The Streets.
https://youtu.be/c2YInNlzMDQ
In this video, Vox looks at e-scooters and the challenges of streets that they must share.
Shake’N’Bake III: Skip-Stopping and Newbies
This is a follow-up to a recent story on sleepers, newbies and working together. Click here for an addendum on sleepers; this follow-up is about newbie drivers and...
Forward Thrust Part 4: Carrying Forward Thrust’s Ambition Into 2018 and Beyond
The 1968 and 1970 Forward Thrust campaign was a slate of 13 ballot initiatives, put before voters in Seattle and King County to correct...