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Monthly Archives: March 2015
On Growth, Transit, and Bikes in Vancouver B.C.
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of visiting Vancouver, B.C. again and have finally gotten around to writing about it. I managed to stay for a weekend instead of 30 hours and had a real excuse to go: … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Climate, Event Writeup, Government, Public Space, Sustainability, Transportation
Tagged biking, bioregionalism, bus, cities, funding, government, highways, light rail, Planning, referendum, regionalism, resilience, resources, SCARP, sustainability, Symposium, transit, UBC, Vancouver, vote
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Top Apps Emerge from Seattle’s Commute Hackathon
At the end of Seattle’s Hack the Commute on Sunday night the judges selected three potentially game-changing software applications for further development. Over the weekend 14 volunteer teams of data scientists, transportation experts, designers, and software developers created prototypes of … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Transportation
Tagged applications, apps, bikes, buses, championship, design, ferries, Hack the Commute, hardware, integration, King County Metro, parking, results, Seattle, smarthphone, software, sound transit, teams, transit, transportation, users, WSDOT
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Seattle to Ask Voters for $900 Million in Transportation Funding
In November the City of Seattle will ask voters for a property tax levy to put money where their mouth is on the Move Seattle transportation vision (PDF). Approval would supplant the expiring $365 million Bridging the Gap funding with … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Buses, Cars, Parking, Rail, Roads, Schools, Sustainability, Transportation, Walking
Tagged 2015, arterials, bicycle master plan, bike parking, bus rapid transit, complete streets, cost, Ed Murray, election, freight, funding, levy, light rail, mayor, mobility, Move Seattle, neighborhoods, new stop, projects, property tax, repaving, road diets, SDOT, transit, vote, walking
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CascadiaCast Episode 2: Cory Crocker
This week I’m joined by Cory Crocker, an active University District resident who helps head up U District Square. The group is working to secure parks and open space amenities as the neighborhood rapidly grows and faces a population boom with … Continue reading
Posted in CascadiaCast, Density, Housing, Land Use, Parks, Public Space, Transportation
Tagged Cory Crocker, density, eis, environmental impact statement, forum, height, housing, model, open space, Partnership, plans, plaza, public space, square, streetscape, U-District, university district, upzone, vision
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Open Letter: Build a Green Lake Supertrail
Members of Seattle City Council and Parks Superintendent Christopher Williams, I write to you with sincere concern for the well being of my fellow citizens using the three mile long trail around Green Lake Park. It is consistently overcrowded, and … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Editorial, Parks, Transportation, Walking
Tagged bicycle, bike, biking, Green Lake, letter, park, path, satire, Seattle, supertrail, trail, walking
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Metro Proposes Bus Restructures Around New Light Rail Stations
UPDATE: Metro released formal alternatives on Thursday. The new information and maps have been updated throughout this post. Check the Metro website for full details. This week King County Metro and Sound Transit will jointly release two alternatives for bus service … Continue reading
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