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Openings on Seattle's Planning Commission
The Seattle Planning Commission is seeking candidates with skills and experience in architecture, housing, transportation, urban planning and development experience...
The Urban Disconnect
This wonderful post on BLDGBLOG sums up something I have had bouncing around in my head for a while but couldn't fully articulate until now. Essentially it is that America seems to be stuck between the fantasy of Jefferson's agricultural nation, and the reality of our urbanized landscape.
Parks Campaign Advert
The new advertisement has been showing on local TV. We thought you'd enjoy seeing it here too.
A pleasant pedal-powered and people-mover combo-commute.
Happy urban commuting: Leschi to Westlake, by bike, bus tunnel and elevator.
National Pressure
The Congress for New Urbanism just came out with a list of the "Top Teardown Prospects" in the United States. Guess what came in at Numero Uno. That's right, the good old (and broken) Alaska Way Viaduct. With all the national pressure we better not squander this opportunity.
Check out the full list and details here.
Biking the Bus Tunnel
Starting Monday, September 22, Metro will allow bikes to be loaded and unloaded at all stops in the Downtown Transit Tunnel.