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The Alaskan Way Viaduct Must Come Down
A group of Seattle residents called Park My Viaduct is campaigning to convert the city’s waterfront freeway into a linear park, akin to New York’s High Line. They are proposing to save 14 blocks of the concrete double-decked structure, put … Continue reading
Posted in Megaprojects, Parks, Public Space, Transportation
Tagged Alaskan Way Viaduct, analysis, construction, criticism, earthquake, High Line, Highway 99, idea, keep, New York, Nisqually, park, Park My Viaduct, parks, participation, plan, preservation, preserve, proposal, public, replacement, seismic, tunnel, waterfront, WSDOT
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U-District Open Space Forum Wraps Up
The third and final public meeting on an update to the U-District neighborhood’s park plan was held on Wednesday night. Like the first meeting (I missed the second), the event was well attended and organized. Here, city staff and their … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Land Use, Parks, Policy, Public Space, Transportation
Tagged 12th Avenue, 15th Avenue, 42nd Street, 43rd Street, Brooklyn Avenue, department of planning and development, DOT, DPD, farmer's market, festival street, framework, green streets, growth, light rail, MAKERS, meeting, neighborhood, open space, Open Space Forum, parks, participation, Partnership, plan, public, square, station, street, The Ave, transit, transportation, U-District, university of washington, upzone, urban design, zoning
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Paving the Way for Bike Safety on Roosevelt Way
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) expects to repave arterial streets every ten to twelve years, and each cycle presents an opportunity to comply with the city’s complete streets ordinance and improve mobility for all users. One such project is … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Buses, Cars, Government, Parking, Policy, Public Space, Roads, Transportation, Walking
Tagged advocacy, asphalt, bicycle master plan, bike, bike lane, buffer, citizen, concrete, department of transportation, greenway, loading zone, neighborhood, parking, peak hour, policy, protected bike lane, repaving, Roosevelt, Roosevelt Way, SDOT, transit, U-District, University Bridge, University Greenways
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Climate Change in the Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest is already being impacted by climate change, according to the latest National Climate Assessment (NCA). The consequences for the region’s economy and natural resources are significant. Washington, Oregon, and Idaho can expect reduced snowpack for water supplies, … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Climate, Energy, Food, Government, Resources, Water
Tagged adaptation, agriculture, British Columbia, Cliff Mass, climate change, fire, floods, Idaho, mitigation, ocean acidification, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Planning, Puget Sound, resiliency, sea level rise, Seattle, seattle times, Washington, water, weather, wildfire
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Seattle Area 2014 Election Results
The votes are still being counted, but the early results of the 2014 election indicate good news for urbanists and transit advocates in the Puget Sound area. Here is a brief rundown on the key measures and races as of … Continue reading
Posted in Buses, Government, Rail, Transportation
Tagged analysis, buses, district, Eastside, election, general, House, King County, legislature, light rail, metro, monorail, rail, results, Seattle, Senate, sound transit, state, transit, Washington
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It’s All About Streets
Think of different types of public space and parks, plazas, and piers probably come to mind. Streets are another type that often make up the largest share of publicly-owned land within cities, but they may not be obviously “public” in … Continue reading
Posted in Cars, Land Use, Policy, Public Space, Sustainability, Transportation
Tagged automobile, bike, bus, car, complete street, dense, mall, mixed-use, multi-modal, parklet, pedestrian, right-of-way, road diet, Seattle, small town, sprawl, street tree, streets, suburb, traffic, transit, trees
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Let’s Bury I-5: Redux
Author’s Note: The latest and most detailed proposal is in a third post, “The Case for Lidding I-5 in Downtown Seattle”, dated December 4, 2015. Earlier this year I proposed capping Interstate 5 in downtown Seattle. The original idea was radical, … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Housing, Land Use, Landscape, Megaprojects, Parks, Public Space, Schools, Sustainability, Transportation
Tagged Bury I-5, cap, Capitol Hill, construction, convention center, Dallas, deck, downtown, engineering, First Hill, Freeway Park, I-5, Interstate 5, Klyde Warren Park, lid, Mercer Island, neighborhoods, Northwest Urbanist, park, proposal, redux, revision, school, Seattle, update, urban design, water
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The Problematic Proposal for a Seattle Gondola
Hal and Ken Griffith, the father and son owners of Pier 57 and the waterfront Ferris wheel, spoke to my class this week about their proposal for a short gondola system in downtown Seattle. As mentioned in a previous post, … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Transportation
Tagged aerial tram, arguement, business, family, ferris wheel, gondola, Great Seattle Wheel, Griffith, Miner's Landing, opposed, Pier 57, project, proposal, public, redesign, right-of-way, Seattle, Union Street, waterfront
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Murray Announces Rerun of Prop 1
This morning Seattle Mayor Ed Murray held a press conference on the city’s plan to save Metro bus service and collaborate with other regional municipalities. Once approved by the City Council, the measure will ask Seattle voters for approval of … Continue reading
Posted in Buses, Government, Transportation
Tagged bus, buses, cuts, economy, environment, finance, funding, King County, legislature, low income, metro, murray, Prop 1, proposition, Puget Sound, reductions, region, sales, Seattle, service, tax, transportation, vehicle fee, Washington
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Seattle Tries Restricting Rideshare Services
Regulations on rideshare companies like UberX, Sidecar, and Lyft are on hold as the City of Seattle crafts a new agreement between them and taxi companies. The rideshares appeared only recently (Sidecar in 2012 and Lyft in 2013), and after … Continue reading
Posted in Cars, Government, Policy, Transportation
Tagged ballot, cap, competition, Council, for-hire, insurance, King County, law, legislation, lyft, mayor, murray, ordinance, referendum, restriction, ride-share, rideshare, Seattle, sidecar, smartphone, taxi, uberx, vehicle, vote
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