
More or Less
Chris Leinberger, an urban land-use strategist, developer and fellow at the Brookings Institute, makes an…

Paint Job
Everyone likes a good demolition. There’s just something perversely gratifying about an implosion. And ever since…

Dogs in the Park
There’s one good reason why City Council will never disband the elected Park Board. If…

Kids in the city
Now Seattle, like Portland, is wondering whether it’s possible to raise children downtown. The Post-Intelligencer…

Perfect Days
This is a perfect time for photography: crisp light, gold highlights, sidelighting by the sun,…

The End of "Suburbia"
I’m back! Great trip to LA and Minneapolis (more about the former in an upcoming…











