Sunday Video: Productive Growth
Strong Towns is crisscrossing the nation to engage in important conversations about building stronger communities. Chuck Marohn, director of Strong Towns, is spreading that...
South Lake Union Transit Improvements: Westlake Avenue
The recent explosive residential and commercial growth in South Lake Union has caused the City of Seattle and the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)...
Light Rail for Belltown: A Possible Solution
Potential new light rail lines for the upcoming Sound Transit 3 ballot measure were clarified further after a recent Sound Transit board workshop. From...
Lid The I-5 Trench Downtown And Consider Building Housing Too
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog recently covered architect Christopher Patano's plan to put a "lid" on I-5 through a two-mile segment, alongside First Hill and...
Uber Launches a New Commuter Service in Seattle, But Will It Last?
Uber is launching a brand new ridesharing service in Seattle today. uberHOP, as it is known, is a first-of-its-kind pilot for the company globally,...
Lidding I-5 in Downtown Seattle: Design Guidelines and Moving Forward
In yesterday's article, I went over some of the characteristics of I-5 in Downtown Seattle and offered some temporary solutions for mitigating the effects...
Roosevelt BRT Needs to Be BRT and Serve Bikes
Last night, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) held an open house on the Roosevelt HTC project. It was revealed that the overall project aim has...
Lidding I-5 in Downtown Seattle: Site Analysis and Interim Solutions
Yesterday's article went over cost estimates and offered three freeway lid case studies across. In this third piece on lidding I-5, I will summarize...