Long Promised Center City Streetcar Would Be a Boon to First Hill
Within a year, 1,400 new housing units will come online in First Hill, which is already one of Seattle’s densest neighborhoods, as well as...
The Unfinished Promise of the Center City Connector
Pioneer Square has the most to potentially lose--but also gain--from the connection of Seattle’s downtown streetcar lines.
During her daily commute into Pioneer Square...
Seattle Needs Streetcars
‘Streetcar’ seems to be a dirty word in Seattle. In January, I proposed my own redesign of NE 65th St to the city, which received...
Mayor Durkan Claims Streetcar Won’t Fit Tracks Despite All Evidence to the Contrary
The front page of yesterday's The Seattle Times read "Seattle's new streetcars may be too big for tracks." It was a shocking headline--too shocking to be...
Mayor Durkan’s Broken Promises on the Center City Connector
Yesterday's scoop published by The Urbanist showing that Mayor Jenny Durkan has refused to meet with more than 100 groups supporting the Center City...
Mayor Durkan Refuses to Meet with Coalition Backing Center City Streetcar
While the city awaits Mayor Jenny Durkan's decision on the fate of the Center City Connector, scores of business owners, individuals, and organizations have...
Sunday Video: Behind the Scenes on the Seattle Streetcar
https://youtu.be/AKnglLROr6M
https://youtu.be/cp9Wi6arkHo
Hear what John and Calvin have to say about operating and maintaining the Seattle Streetcar system.
Mayor Durkan Wants More Alternatives to Streetcar Studied, Delaying Budget Review
Mayor Jenny Durkan’s outside budget review of the Center City Connector streetcar project is ten days past due.
The consultant KMPG delivered a draft of...