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Planning with Grassroots Media
In April I had the pleasure of presenting with fellow urbanists and writers at the 2015 National Planning Conference in Seattle. Our panel, “Planning with Grassroots Media”, sought to enlighten city planners on how local blogs and neighborhood websites can … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial, Event Writeup, Government, Public Participation
Tagged 2015, American Planning Association, APA, blogs, conference, engagement, grassroots media, Josh Feit, National Planning Conference, neighborhoods, Nick Welch, Northwest Urbanist, NPC, online, Owen Pickford, presentaiton, public participation, PubliCola, Scott Bonjukian, Seattle, The Urbanist, traditional media
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Seattle Council Candidates Propose Citywide Streetcar System
Two at-large candidates for the 2015 Seattle City Council election, John Roderick and Alon Bassok, have jointly proposed a vision for a citywide municipal rail system. Documents released on Wednesday propose a 75-100 mile network built within a decade and … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Rail, Transportation
Tagged Alon Bassok, candidates, district 8, district 9, election, funding, head tax, historic, history, John Roderick, length, levy, map, municipal rail, neighborhood, plan, position, property tax, proposal, Seattle City Council, streetcar
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First U-District Parklet Opens
During the University District Street Fair last weekend the neighborhood welcomed its first official parklet. Located on 43rd Street at University Way, the parklet replaces two parking spaces and complements a Pronto bike share station outside of an ice cream … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Parking, Parks, Policy, Public Space
Tagged bike share, City of Seattle, Cory Crocker, design, features, First, materials, neighborhood, Park(ing) Day, parklet, pilot program, Prono, streaterie, street fair, streetfair, U District Square, U-District, university district
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Metro Refines 2016 U-Link Connections Proposal
Today King County Metro released a more refined “Alternative 3” for how bus service can be restructured around Seattle’s two new light stations opening early next year. This proposal is a hybrid of two earlier options and incorporates a wide … Continue reading
Posted in Buses, Rail, Transportation
Tagged alternative 3, Capitol Hill, Central District, changes, connections, deletions, Eastside, frequency, light rail, Link, metro, northeast Seattle, proposal, restructure, routes, service, sound transit, Sounding Board, SR-520, summary, U-District, U-Link, university district
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New Protected Bike Lanes Coming to Northeast Seattle
Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) staff hosted an open house on Tuesday to present conceptual plans for improving bike routes in northeast Seattle between East Green Lake Way N and 20th Avenue NE. Most of the project will simply be the … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Cars, Schools, Transportation, Walking
Tagged 15th Avenue, 62nd Street, Boulevard, budget, Cascade Bicycle Club, Cowen Park, Cowen Place, department of transportation, features, Green Lake, improvements, intersections, Olmstead, Parks Department, PBL, project, protected bike lanes, Ravenna, Ravenna Park, redesign, safety, SDOT, Seattle, timeline, University Greenways
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CascadiaCast Episode 3: Michael Maddux
In this episode I sit down with Michael Maddux, a paralegal and Democratic Party leader running for Seattle City Council in District 4. Michael helped spearhead the formation of permanent parks and recreation funding through the voter-approved Seattle Parks District … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Buses, CascadiaCast, Demographics, Government, Housing, Land Use, Parks, Policy, Schools, Transportation
Tagged candidate, City Council, district, district 4, Eastlake, funding, growth, interview, Michael Maddux, Olympia, parks, podcast, Seattle, state, transit, university district
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King County Metro Launches Broad Planning Effort
On Tuesday night King County Metro kicked off public outreach for a Long Range Plan that will outline the future of public transportation in the Seattle region. It’s the next in a series of past plans that guide the agency’s … Continue reading
Posted in Buses, Government, Land Use, Transportation
Tagged buses, Dow Constantine, engagement, equity, event, integration, involvement, Jarrett Walker, kick off, King County, light rail, Long Range Plan, metro, participation, Planning, public, Seattle, service, sound transit, technology, transit, vision, visioning, workshop
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Internship Opening at The Northwest Urbanist
Update: This article is an April Fool’s joke. The Northwest Urbanist has an outstanding internship “opportunity” for the qualified individual interested in city planning news and events in the Seattle region. The position is flexible and can be fulfilled … Continue reading
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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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