Sightline: The Zoned Capacity Myth in SeattleFrom the Sightline Institute. This will sound familiar in Vancouver too, where Elizabeth Murphy in The Sun argues that there…
Sightline Institute: Housing Battles in SeattleThe latest research from the Sightline Institute: How Seattle Killed Micro-Housing Micro-housing—dorm-room-sized apartments in desirable, walkable neighborhoods—isn’t for everyone,…
Comparing Housing Costs in San Francisco and SeattleAnother piece on the dilemma faced by our neighbours down the coast – from John Graham: Here’s an interesting article…
Requited Love Affair – Seattle and Light RailFrom columnist Danny Westneat in the Seattle Times: Nine years ago, I wrote a column predicting, unambiguously, “Light rail: We…
Item from Ian: The Demography of Democracy in SeattleIan: As Vancouver neighbourhoods clamour for more local representation and authority and control, Seattle went the other way. From Crosscut:…
The Math on AffordabilityFrom Crosscut: Seattle’s diehard “urbanists” can be remarkably single-minded in their advocacy for new and denser housing, but they aren’t…
A different light on ChinatownsFrom the New York Times: Dean Wong’s new book, “Seeing the Light: Four Decades in Chinatown” (Chin Music Press) ……
Daily Scot: City of Glass, SouthScot: Last month I witnessed first hand the building boom currently underway in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighbourhood, with new…
Shocking News from Seattle: No Viadoom from Viaduct ClosureSomething really bad didn’t happen when Seattle closed the Alaskan Way Viaduct to traffic, reported to carry 110,000 vehicles a…
Drone Tour Eye CandyFrom Dan Ross: . For those who like tunnels, tunnel boring machines, needless infrastructure, and drones, here’s Bertha under Seattle.…
Seattle Link: Two new stationsWhen down in Seattle a few weekends ago, I had a chance to visit the newly opened stations on the…
The Changing Face of SeattleExplosive growth in South Lake Union (ground zero for the mammoth tech sector – Amazon, Facebook, Google, etc) that will…
Slow the heck down! #VisionZeroTrending now: governments are raising or lowering speed limits Lowering speed limits in Cities saves lives (and is one of…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner