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Seattle Convention Center Hosting Public Benefit Event December 7

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Scott Bonjukian

The next phase of the Washington State Convention Center (WSCC) is being planned, and associated with it may be millions of dollars in discretionary public benefit funding. Occupying four city blocks, the WSCC Addition project will transform a long-neglected corner … Continue reading →

Posted in Land Use, Lid I-5, Megaprojects, Public Participation, Public Space, Transportation | Tagged addition, affordable housing, alley, architecture, campaign, Capitol Hill, City Council, City of Seattle, convention center, cost, denny triangle, design, Design Commision, details, event, expansion, First Hill, Freeway Park, funding, funds, GGN, I-5, Interstate 5, lid, lidding, LMN Architects, Melrose Promenade, open house, Pine Street Group, plan, public, public benefits, render, schedule, SDOT, Seattle, section, sidewalk, street, vacation, view, Washington State Convention Center, WSCC | Leave a comment

Melrose Promenade Awarded $3 Million for Construction

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Scott Bonjukian

Last week the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) released its recommendations for hundreds of millions of dollars in federal transportation funding. The Urbanist has the rundown on the most high profile local projects, including improvements for Denny Way and partial … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Parks, Public Art, Public Space, Transportation, Walking | Tagged 3, Avenue, award, Bellevue Place Park, bike lane, Bike Master Plan, City, community, concept plan, Department of Transportaiton, funding, grant, greenway, improvements, input, Melrose Promenade, Mike Kent, million, pedestrian, plan, process, protected bike lane, PSRC, Puget Sound Regional Council, safety, SDOT, Seattle, sidewalk, street, three | 2 Comments

How to Build Bike Lanes on 4th Avenue

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Scott Bonjukian

The City of Seattle has cut back significantly on its plans for street safety projects citywide, but especially in Downtown and the southern neighborhoods. This has left advocates confused and frustrated, as the City had extensive plans for protected bike … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Buses, Cars, Parking, Transportation, Walking | Tagged 4th Avenue, Belltown, bicycle master plan, Bike Blog, bike lanes, buses, City Council, data, design, downtown, Implementation Plan, injuries, murray, parking, PBL, priority, proposal, protected bike lanes, right-of-way, space, street, transit, Vision Zero, volume, width | 1 Comment

Limited Madison BRT Will Still Deliver Great Benefits

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Scott Bonjukian

On Monday night the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) held its fourth open house on the $120 million bus rapid transit (BRT) project planned for Madison Street. SDOT staff and consultants from Nelson Nygaard chatted with a packed house about … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Buses, Transportation, Walking | Tagged bike, BRT, bus rapid transit, buses, Central District, concept, configuration, corridor, design, details, downtown, features, First Hill, funding, lanes, layout, layover, Madison, Nelson Nygaard, pedestrians, plan, project, roadway, routes, SDOT, Seattle, signal, street, study, transit, transportation | 4 Comments

Seattle to Acquire Sisley Properties in Roosevelt

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Scott Bonjukian

On Monday the Seattle City Council will vote on whether to acquire a one-fifth-acre property from Hugh Sisley, an infamous slumlord in the city’s Roosevelt neighborhood. The city has been doing battle with Sisley for years over code violations and … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing, Land Use, Parks, Public Space | Tagged 14th Avenue NE, affordable housing, condemn, demolition, Ed Murray, eminent domain, fees, fines, green street, light rail, litigation, park, Parks Department, Pete Holmes, properties, property, public housing, Roosevelt, Roosevelt High School, Sisley, Sisleys, street, urban village | Leave a comment

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

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

Improving Bicycling for Everyone

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Scott Bonjukian

A few weeks ago I became even more of a multi-modalist by taking up urban bicycling. So far my experience has been immensely positive, as it is free, flexible, and healthy. Living at the top of a hill gets me … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Transportation | Tagged America, bicycles, bike lane, Bike Master Plan, bike share, bikes, complete streets, cycle track, design, driving, facilities, funding, infrastructure, path, policy, protected, protection, routes, safety, Seattle, street, types, U.S. | 5 Comments

Seattle Waterfront Plan Remains Car-Centric

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Scott Bonjukian

The Alaskan Way Viaduct in downtown Seattle, a concrete double-decker relic of the 1950s highway boom, was slated for removal after damage from the 2001 Nisqually earthquake. The WSDOT, in partnership with the City of Seattle, Port of Seattle, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Buses, Editorial, Government, Land Use, Landscape, Parks, Rail, Roads, Transportation | Tagged Alaskan Way, downtown, Highway 99, pedestrian, plan, Seattle, shoreline, street, tourism, transit, tunnel, urban design, viaduct, water, waterfront | 9 Comments