It should be painfully obvious by now that a ‘free market solution’ to low-income housing (and at this rate—even quality, affordable housing) in Seattle is getting further and further from reach. Seattle’s Office of Housing is doing what it can, spending roughly $34 million in 2012, with much of...
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Los Angeles by NYU STERN URBANIZATION PROJECT on YouTube.
New York University Stern has studied 30 global cities and their urbanization patterns. So far the college has posted three videos on YouTube showing the rapid sprawl of Paris, Los Angeles, and São Paulo. I'd be curious to see what the...
Volunteer Park Seattle. By Dazzling Places.com Seattle - license - original
Half-funded 520 section through Montlake will get half-constructed starting this summer
The Plan That Could Finally Free New York City From Traffic Congestion
Low parking costs may encourage automobile use
Huge increase in crude oil by rail to Bay Area concerns local leaders
How...
Seattle's Comprehensive Plan is a constantly evolving policy document. Beyond the state-required update every 10 years, amendments to the Comprehensive Plan can be made annually through the Annual Docket process. Proposed amendments can be initiated by the public, City Council, or the Executive departments.
The Department of Planning and Development works with...
Seattle is experiencing one of, if not the greatest, building booms in its history. A short walk north from the central business district, yields sightlines filled with cranes eschewing in the beginnings of new high rise structures and large multi-family homes. Below the streets, deep and often massive trenches and...
The Mayor recently appointed a design advisory committee for the Westlake Cycle Track. If you're unfamiliar with the history of this project and its struggles, the Seattle Bike Blog provides good primers on the saga. To summarize, this committee is the direct result of a lawsuit.
For community and grassroots activists, lawsuits...
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The Adventures of Fluffy: Too Many Cats, Not Enough Buses by Mark LaFalce on YouTube.
Cat lovers and transit lovers, unite! This video hits the point home that transit cuts don't affect just cat riders, they affect all users of our transport network and the viability of our regional urban...
John (a different John, not the fellow from the 358 posts) seems to come from another age. Multicolored crumbs pepper his dry lips and beard. His eyes are glassy, sometimes present, sometimes far away. A gentle cloud of paraphernalia seems to drift ever around him- garbage bags on their last legs, the red...