Posted Mon, Apr 9, 2:12 p.m.

Unfortunately, Tacoma has not learned its lesson very well. Ignoring the recommendation of its Planning Commission which wanted to cap parking at 2.5 spaces per thousand in the downtown area's 256 acres the City Council recently took off any cap allowing developers to provide as much parking as they want ...

Posted Mon, Oct 11, 6:01 p.m.

Karen, you are one of about 2% or 3% of Seattle residents who ride bicycles on a regular basis whether communting to work or going out to dinner. Most folks going to Seattle's better restaurants drive, take a cab or walk. Anybody who owns a restaurant will tell you how ...

Posted Wed, Sep 29, 11:14 p.m.

I guess crossrip doesn't get. At least the Seattle Times, on their editorial page today, apparently does. I never suggested that Conlin was certifying the accuracy of the SDEIS but keeping Seattle in the game, as a co-lead, something Mayor Apprentice would prefer not to see happen. Fess up that ...

Posted Tue, Sep 28, 10:10 p.m.

Crossrip only reported on a small portion of the city charter. Had he referenced Article V. Executive Department; Section 9, he would have read the following: "In the case of the absence of the Mayor from the City, or if he or she from any cause be incapacitated from acting, ...

Posted Tue, Jun 29, 2:06 p.m.

Interesting article but background information is incorrect. The Denny Regrade was actually rezoned RM-MD (Residential Medium-Mixed Density)in March, 1975(Ordinance No. 104271). This zoning changed the Regrade from a commercial zone to a mixed use, mixed density zone that basically mandated street level commercial/retail and residential above. Densities started at FAR ...

Posted Wed, Jun 16, 12:17 a.m.

Unlike Spokane, Minneapolis, St. Paul, et al. Seattle does not have severe enough winters to move pedestrians indoors out of adverse elements. Back in the 1980's Seattle adopted skybridge regulations because at that time their was an emergining proliferation of applications, many of which would have blockes views to Elliott ...

Posted Thu, Mar 11, 1:59 p.m.

What a pity. Another Seattle Master Plan disregarded, this time in less than two years. Must make those who worked so hard on it feel a little used. Also Nellams and Daost seemed somewhat defensive in their remarks, like maybe the powers that be were forcing this proposal on them. ...

Posted Wed, Feb 3, 1:22 p.m.

PBC's concerns raise a much bigger issue regarding the central waterfront and the city's eventual plans for it. Heritage concerns are legitimate but there does not appear to be a historical record regarding what lies behind/underneath the seawall. Coll Thrush, author of "Native Seattle" includes a 1892 observer's unflattering description ...

Posted Sun, Jan 18, 11:23 p.m.

Apparently 85,000 motorists and probqably another 20,000 or 30,000 passengers now experience public views from the Viaduct that only a handful of the very rich or office workers now enjoy. What I think is really moranic is the few who think that the only waterfront worth viewing is along the ...

Posted Thu, Jan 15, 1:46 p.m.

I agree with Mossback. God planning requires learning from the past, keeping what works, adaptive reuse in lieu of demolition when possible, and recycling out the obsolete or unsaveable. Unforunately, much of the problem with urban planning today is that it has become too much the tool for economic development ...