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Urban Planning

  • Music

    August 4, 2010

    Through at 2: Morning in Fremont With Blunt Mechanic's Ben Barnett

    An ex, a Shark, and Ben Gibbard.

  • News

    July 22, 2009

    Greg Nickels: Chicago-Style Bully?

    Opponents who paint Nickels as an employer of Windy City machine tactics clearly have never been there.

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    Steinbrueck Dumps Seattle, Still Wants To Be Friends

    897 people joined the Facebook group: "Peter Steinbrueck, for the love of Seattle, RUN FOR MAYOR!" Sorry, those people. According to the Seattle Times, that's not going to happen. Instead he accepted a one-year urban design fellowship at Harvard. His current Facebook status: "Go East, Young Man!" ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 8, 2009

    Christopher Martin Hoff

    897 people joined the Facebook group: "Peter Steinbrueck, for the love of Seattle, RUN FOR MAYOR!" Sorry, those people. According to the Seattle Times, that's not going to happen. Instead he accepted a one-year urban design fellowship at Harvard. His current Facebook status: "Go East, Young Man!" ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2009

    Transit Neighborhood Planning Goes Back to Transit Neighborhoods

    Back when everyone was beefing over the bill to require density around transit stations, one of the biggest beefs was the issue of local control. As Councilmember Sally Clark (who remained neutral on the bill) put it, "I'm a believer in the sanctity of grassroots urban planning." With the bill dead ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    And the County Council Response

    From Dow Constantine: I would like to offer my sincere congratulations to King County Executive Ron Sims on his appointment as deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. I commend him for taking on this new challenge and stepping forward to serve our citizens as a fed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2009

    Making Crap Up and Pretending It's News

    It's not good enough anymore to just report the news. Gathering facts based on real face-to-face interviews with subjects is passe in today's ever evolving media world. Instead, what readers want are stories based on rumors and innuendo from unnamed sources penned by reporters whose sole object is t ... More >>

  • News

    July 16, 2008

    Sage Goes Soft Over New Developer Tax Breaks

    An e-mail advisory not to protest.

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2008

    Is the State to Blame if Mother Nature Strikes? Handicapping a Hypothetical Viaduct Lawsuit

    An e-mail advisory not to protest.

  • News

    October 24, 2007

    Warring Southeast Seattle Factions Nearly Come to Blows Over Their Future

    An e-mail advisory not to protest.

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2007

    Urban Design Conscious?

    An e-mail advisory not to protest.

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2006

    Stranger NIMBYs?

    An e-mail advisory not to protest.

  • News

    April 5, 2006

    Seattle Monopoly Board

    In South Lake Union, Vulcan wanted to buy. A property owner didn't want to sell. Then the city threatened eminent domain. So they sold to City Hall. Now who gets the land? Vulcan, in a swap.

  • News

    March 15, 2006

    Build the Tunnel

    Mayor Greg Nickels wants one of the country's most vibrant and attractive downtowns to have a real waterfront. So do I.

  • News

    August 24, 2005

    Strippergate: The Hangover

    A nude-dance-club owner gives money to City Hall campaigns, and his name is not Colacurcio.

  • News

    August 10, 2005

    Time To Grow Up

    Mayor Greg Nickels says a taller, denser downtown is inevitable, even desirable. But critics like Peter Steinbrueck say bigger isn't better unless you do it right.

  • News

    March 3, 2004

    Monoreality

    The monorail project's board signs off on the alignment this month. But is this the train we voted for?

  • News

    August 20, 2003

    Hempfest, City Council

    The monorail project's board signs off on the alignment this month. But is this the train we voted for?

  • News

    August 13, 2003

    Rick's rezone will be repealed, Peter Steinbrueck predicts

    Council president says six council members have now admitted to rules violations.

  • News

    August 13, 2003

    Is Strippergate Over?

    Hardly. The rezone is nixed, but theres fallout ahead.

  • News

    August 13, 2003

    The Rezone Zone

    A neighborhood leader wonders what it takes to win friends and influence people at City Hall.

  • News

    August 6, 2003

    City Council

    A neighborhood leader wonders what it takes to win friends and influence people at City Hall.

  • News

    July 30, 2003

    The Rainmaker

    Thirty-eight years after Albert D. Rosellini left the governor's mansion, he's still working all the angles. And his latest moves, at Seattle City Hall, have landed him back in the news.

  • News

    July 30, 2003

    Barely Naked Truth

    How a strip joint's quest for eight parking spaces turned into a political tangle.

  • News

    July 23, 2003

    Poll Dancing

    Sex-industry-connected contributions to City Council members are on the rise.

  • News

    March 20, 2002

    Troubled waters

    Federal agency may endanger Seattle's drinking water.

  • News

    January 24, 2001

    Renters' rights redux

    Federal agency may endanger Seattle's drinking water.

  • News

    November 15, 2000

    Allentown, WA

    With the football stadium, EMP, and other projects, Paul Allen has reshaped our city in his own image. Now, here's the skinny on his plans for South Lake Union, his latest mega-deal with taxpayers.

  • News

    June 28, 2000

    Slicing up the Valley

    Small businesses along MLK Way may not be spiffy enough for the city's grand plans.

  • News

    November 17, 1999

    Feeling special in Central Area

    Small businesses along MLK Way may not be spiffy enough for the city's grand plans.

  • News

    November 10, 1999

    Six-story fracas

    Green Lake neighbors are divided over allowing big buildings in their future.

  • News

    April 28, 1999

    Reviving Allied Arts

    A new president promises to shake up an old organization—and its city.

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