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...
Seattle’s Drive Alone Rate Downtown Plummets as Walking to Work Ticks Up
Seattle's center city neighborhoods are adding jobs at an astounding rate but Seattle's streets downtown aren't getting wider. Something has to change, and the...
Long Planned Fauntleroy Boulevard Revamp Put On Hold
A massive overhaul to one of West Seattle's main arterials that had been planned since 2012 and long envisioned by the neighborhood was suddenly...
Seattle City Council Approves Affordable Housing Plan for Uptown Site and Ped Plan
Yesterday, the Seattle City Council signed off an ordinance that could bring up to 100 more affordable housing units to Uptown. The city council...