Urban Hubs Need A CLT Boost
This is the second in a two-part series on cross-laminated timber; read the first here.
I've proposed creating a cross-laminated timber (CLT) bonus by adding 35...
Transit App Update Adds Dockless Bikeshare
The makers of Transit, a multi-modal transportation information application (app) for smartphones, pushed out a modest but useful update this morning for dockless bikeshare....
Sunday Video: The Denny
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Would you believe it? A Seattle designer created this amazing utility bike that has garnered national attention and was selected as the best utility...
Your Voice, Your Choice Voting Starts Tomorrow
Seattle's first citywide experiment in participatory budgeting starts tomorrow as polls open for the Your Voice, Your Choice park and street grant competition. In...
Map of the Week: King County’s Localscape
Have you ever wanted to know the racial diversity of your neighborhood, how your local schools rank, or where development permits have been recently...
How Seattle Might Regulate Short-Term Vacation Rentals
Short-term vacation rentals have become an increasingly prominent feature of the urban environment in Seattle. Just three years ago, there were only a couple hundred Airbnb...
King County Council Wants Fewer ‘Ghost’ Buses and Better Data Collection
King County Metro has improved its delivery of scheduled trips over the past several years, but the King County Council wants to better track unplanned trip cancellations or “ghost” buses and improve communications with riders.
Sunday Video: 360 Degree View Of The SR-99 Tunnel
Love it or hate it, the SR-99 tunnel project is rapidly coming to completion after some traumatic fits and starts. Bertha, the sole tunnel...