The Time to Remake 4th Avenue Is Now
Just a few years ago, the Seattle Mayor's Office, eying a confluence of construction events getting scheduled downtown and an uncertain timeline for buses...
PLUZ Committee Moves Parking Reform
On Wednesday, the Planning, Land Use, and Zoning (PLUZ) Committee passed parking reform legislation for Seattle. The legislation would making significant changes to parking policy...
A Closer Look at Plans to Add Safety Improvements in Green Lake & Wallingford
In Green Lake and Wallingford, design for a series of related paving and safety redesign projects is moving forward. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)...
Mall Owner Proposes Northgate Redevelopment Finally
From its inception, Northgate Mall has been a beachhead of autocentric suburbia within Seattle's urban landscape. So it came as a surprise and joy...
State Legislature Passes Big Supplemental Transportation Budget Bill
Legislators were busy beavers this year passing a large number of bills affecting transportation policy across Washington. Several key bills made the final cut,...
An Open Letter to My Neighbors Who Oppose Safety Improvements to 35th Avenue NE
As someone who walks, jogs, bicycles, and drives 35th Avenue NE every day, I support the safety improvements the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)...
Sprucing Up Alleys in South Downtown
Progress on active alleys continues in Pioneer Square. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has recently wrapped up work on the next upgrade phase...
Reclaiming Street Space in Capitol Hill
Even before Summit Slope Park opened in late 2010, advocates were looking beyond the borders of the park's lot to the narrow stretch of...