Are our senses of direction and place enhanced by signage?
Author: Chuck Wolfe
Charles R. (Chuck) Wolfe, M.R.P., J.D. provides a unique perspective about cities as both a long time writer about urbanism worldwide and an attorney in Seattle, where he focuses on land use and environmental law and permitting. In particular, his work involves the use of sustainable development techniques and innovative land use regulatory tools on behalf of both the private and public sectors. He is also an Affiliate Associate Professor in the College of Built Environments at the University of Washington, where he teaches land use law at the graduate level. He contributes regularly to several publications including Planetizen, CityLab/The Atlantic Cities, The Atlantic, The Huffington Post, Grist, seattlepi.com, and Crosscut.com. He blogs at myurbanist.com.
comparative urbanism, part 7 (MLS Cup edition)
As major league soccer crowns its champion in Seattle tonight…
what could be more appropriate than to share this view from the stadium of the gathering place of the people…
and to provide perspective from the stadium before it fills?
transformational Seattle, late 2009
It was clear to me by late October that the Seattle mayoral election would inspire a rich analysis on the evolution of the city and the possibilities of urban politics. Grant Cogswell’s November 17 piece in The Stranger is well worth a read for a thoughtful portrayal of the post-grunge Seattle in transformational times.
