Waterfront 2020: Specific, Delightful, and Peculiar
Specific. Delightful. Peculiar. That is the future of the waterfront, according to lead project designer James Corner. Updated waterfront redevelopment plans were unveiled last...
Compromising Won’t Help Get to $15 Now
It’s the dog days of a Seattle winter, and tempers are growing short. The initial enthusiasm for a $15 an hour minimum wage remains...
East Link Open Houses
During the month of February, Sound Transit held two open houses about East Link Light Rail project. The first open house discussed the South...
Seattle Neighourhoods: Not Just for Single-Family Homes
Look around a residential neighbourhood in a typical American city, and you will see an ocean of single-family detached homes. There is a myth...
Waterfront Week
Bertha may be dead in the water, but the Seattle Waterfront is moving full steam ahead. Construction work on the Elliott Bay Seawall is...
Pedestrian Retail Areas
Great cities have active pedestrian-oriented retail areas, and Seattle has many. Could we use more? I think so, and Seattle Department of Planning and...
Seattle 2035 Open House
Seattle is in the midst of its update to the city’s comprehensive plan, dubbed “Seattle 2035“. Washington State’s Growth Management Act requires that cities...
Yesler Terrace: Hot In 2014
This week, the City of Seattle's Council Transportation Committee had a briefing on a new staircase at Yesler Terrace called the 10th Avenue...