more on 520: new innovation attempts compromise

Today, myurbanist offered three new options to link Seattle and the Eastside, including an “inner-city” elevated option, and two mode-split options in a green setting. It remains unclear how regional decision-makers and the Legislature will address the competing proposals to offset auto-centric impacts.

Seattle smart growth and infrastructure, solved by a blog

Here is the embedded, seattlepi.com version of the myurbanist solutions, many of which were first profiled in earlier entries.

mayoral urbanist, part 6 (insights from Walt Crowley, 2002 edition)

In 2002, the late Walt Crowley reflected on the first month of several modern Seattle mayors. For perspective, the Seattle Times op-ed piece provides familiar messages from a pre-blog world, almost eight years later.

Seattle on February 4: smart growth everywhere

A story of a very urbanistic day:

seattle and elliott bay beaches, post-seawall replacement, 2013-2015