Tag Archives: light rail

On Growth, Transit, and Bikes in Vancouver B.C.

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Scott Bonjukian

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 | 2 Comments

Seattle to Ask Voters for $900 Million in Transportation Funding

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Scott Bonjukian

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 | 4 Comments

Mayor Leads Scripted U-District Community Walk

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Scott Bonjukian

On Saturday Seattle mayor Ed Murray continued his series of “Find It, Fix It” walks with residents of the University District. The event drew a large crowd and media presence, and wound through the neighborhood’s core with a police escort. … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial, Event Writeup, Government, Housing, Policy, Public Art, Public Space, Transportation | Tagged app, community, crime, criticism, crowd, Ed Murray, event, Find It, Fix It, homeless, light rail, mayor, media, open space, Partnership, police, SDOT, Seattle, square, tour, U-District, university district, walk | 1 Comment

Seattle Bike Activists Launch Major Infrastructure Campaign

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Scott Bonjukian

Last Saturday a coalition of local non-profits kicked off a grassroots campaign to accelerate construction of 250 additional miles of key Seattle bicycle routes by 2025. The city already has 135 miles of bike infrastructure, and momentum is building to … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Event Writeup, Policy, Transportation | Tagged advocacy, Ballard, Bike Master Plan, bikes, campaign, Cascade Bicycle Club, City, Connect Seattle, connections, Council, department of transportation, DOT, downtown, grassroots, greenways, light rail, major, Montlake, movement, neighborhoods, network, Northgate, plans, politics, Portage Bay, projects, protected bike lanes, regional trails, safety, SDOT, Seattle, Seattle Bike Summit, West Seattle, Westlake | 11 Comments

The Case for a Wallingford Crossing

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

Interstate 5, like freeways everywhere, is a real barrier between Seattle’s U-District and Wallingford neighborhoods. Currently there are only four street connections between the two, down from 12 before the freeway was built. Recent discussions at community meetings have brought … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Transportation, Walking | Tagged 47th Street, barrier, bicycles, bike bridge, bikes, comfort, connection, Crossing, freeway, Fremont, greenway, I-5, integration, Interstate 5, light rail, Link, neigborhood, Northgate, pedestrian bridge, pedestrians, safety, Seattle, sound transit, U-District, walking, Wallingford | 12 Comments

U-District Open Space Forum Wraps Up

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

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 | 11 Comments

Seattle Area 2014 Election Results

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

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 | 6 Comments

Event Recap: U-District Open Space Forum

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

Some 100 University District residents and employees attended a new community forum on Tuesday night that seeks to revitalize the neighborhood’s vision for its existing and future public spaces. Seattle’s standards for open space are 1 acre/1,000 households and 1 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged consultant, department of planning and development, forum, light rail, meeting, neighborhood, open space, park, plaza, public space, Seattle, square, station, U-District, University, university of washington | 4 Comments

U-District to Discuss Neighborhood Open Space

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

The U-District Partnership will host a community forum on Tuesday, October 7th at 7pm at Alder Hall (1310 NE 40th Street) with the Seattle planning and parks departments to discuss public open space in the the University District, one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Event Writeup, Land Use, Public Space | Tagged 42nd, 43rd, Brooklyn, Campus Parkway, community, forum, light rail, meeting, open space, park, parklet, plaza, public space, square, station, street, U-District, university district, university of washington, upzone, zoning | Leave a comment

A Planner’s Visit to Vancouver

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

After growing up and living the Pacific Northwest for many years I finally had an opportunity to visit Vancouver, British Columbia last weekend. Along with Seattle and Portland, it is an important hub of the Cascadia region and I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial, Housing, Land Use, Parks, Public Space, Sustainability, Transportation | Tagged Amtrak, Burnaby, bus, Canada, Cascadia, complete streets, Gastown, Granville Island, light rail, mixed-use, Pacific Northwest, Seattle, Simon Fraser University, Stanley Park, transit, trip, University of British Columbia, urban, urbanism, Vancouver | 5 Comments