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Tag Archives: map
Lid I-5 Charrette Draws Big Crowd and Big Ideas
Last Saturday a diverse mix of Seattle residents, designers, and community leaders converged on the 12th Avenue Arts building to imagine lidding Interstate 5. At least 75 people packed a conference room all morning and gathered around tables full of … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial, Event Writeup
Tagged bridge, cap, charrette, City Council, concept, convention center, cover, deck, drawings, event, I-5, ideas, Interstate 5, lid, lidding, map, maps, people, presentations, Washington state, workshop, WSCC
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University Link Opens To Great Fanfare
Twenty years ago, when voters first approved Sound Move, the idea of rapid rail transit in Seattle was only a fuzzy concept. It was something that had been declined by 1960s voters and only the oldest residents might have recalled … Continue reading
Posted in Density, Land Use, Megaprojects, Mixed Use, Public Art, Rail, Transportation
Tagged buses, Capitol Hill, connections, cost, expansion, frequency, King County, light rail, location, map, metro, opening, opening day, schedule, Seattle, service, sound transit, stations, transit, University Link, university of washington, uw
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The Case for Lidding I-5 in Downtown Seattle
Amid Seattle’s rapidly growing inner neighborhoods remains the urban scar of Interstate 5, a massive concrete and steel ribbon that is the lasting legacy of 20th century transportation engineers. It helps move thousands of people and tons of freight every … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Buses, Cars, Editorial, Land Use, Landscape, Megaprojects, Parks, Public Participation, Public Space, Roads, Transportation, Walking
Tagged addition, article, cap, City Council, city planning, cost, Dallas, deck, downtown, e-mail, engineering, estimate, expansion, Facebook, finance, Freeway Park, Friends of Lidding I-5, group, I-5, idea, Interstate 5, Klyde Warren Park, legislature, lid, map, money, picture, plan, post, proposal, rendering, Scott Bonjukian, Seattle, structure, The Northwest Urbanist, thesis, traffic, transportation, update, urban design, urban planning, walking, Washington state, Washington State Convention Center, WSCC, WSDOT
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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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Pronto Set for a Rainy Start
Pronto Cycle Share, previously working under the name of Puget Sound Bike Share (PSBS), has secured sponsorships, station locations, and is set to launch on Monday, October 13th. Annual memberships ($85) started being offered this past Monday, with the first … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Public Space, Sustainability, Transportation
Tagged Alaska Airlines, Alta, bicycle, bike, costs, Cycle Share, delays, fatalities, helmet, launch, law, location, map, membership, neighborhoods, program, Pronto, safety, Seattle, stations, system, U.S.
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Seattle Planners Release Marijuana Map
City planners today at the Seattle Department of Planning and Development released a preliminary map of areas where marijuana farms, processors, and stores may be located within city limits. According to the Seattle Times, the areas have not yet not … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Government, Industrial, Land Use, Parks, Policy, Schools
Tagged department of justice, department of planning and development, distribution, farming, federal, growing, I-502, Initiative 502, land use, laws, map, marijuana, minors, parks, pot, pot shops, production, rules, sales, schools, Seattle, Washington, zoning
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