Maps

A Year After New Microhousing Rules Went Into Effect, Neither Side Should Be Happy...

When the Seattle City Council passed new rules on microhousing in 2014, opponents had hoped to put an end to the small apartments, while...

Map of the Week: AccessMap Seattle

Navigating around the City of Seattle can be very difficult for those who care for or live with mobility limitations. Many of our streets...

Map of the Week: Transit Explorer

Have you ever wanted to see where new transit investments are planned or underway in North America? Well now you can. With the help...
Earthquake fault zone and likelihood of experiencing major earthquake. (City of Seattle)

Map of the Week: Natural Hazards in Seattle

The Cascadian Region is formed from its very active, and occasionally violent, natural environment. It's seismically active, floods, has land slides, and sometimes large waves inundate...

Map of the Week: Average Annual Household Carbon Emissions

We are a carbon-based society. Our daily lives are built around our ability to acquire and consume goods, produce things, move freely from one...

The Coming of Climate Change and Mass Inundation of the Puget Sound

Scientists tells us that global temperatures are likely to rise somewhere between 2.7°F to 8.6°F by the end of the century. It's a bit of...

Map(s) of the Week: Safe Routes to School Maps

For many parents, getting their children to and from school safely is an issue of deep concern. Now parents have a new tool at...

Observing People in Pike Place, Part 2

Article Note: This is the second installment in a series on observations of people in Pike Place. See Part 1 for a brief background of public...