Archive for the 'Urban Design' Category


City of Seattle Conducts Bicycle Survey

Grand Street: Texting by moriza (Flickr)

The City of Seattle is working on a Bike Master Plan to help complete Seattle’s
piecemeal bicycle network. To help target their efforts, the city is taking a survey of bicyclists (link is on the right side of the page, launches a popup window)
to find out where the best and [...]

Seattlite Tom Scott’s Photo Blog

Seattle resident and photo blogger Tom Scott took the image above. His site is full of images, many of which seem to capture a hesitating moment, scenes on the verge of activity. The shot above captures Seattle’s ubiquitous light posts with their distinctive decorative metal pedestals.
Downtown Seattle’s ornate manhole covers, light fixtures and bronze [...]

Comment on the Monorail Project

The SMP (Seattle Monorail Project) has released details of their contract with Cascadia Monorail Co. to build the Seattle monorail from Ballard to West Seattle by December 1, 2010. During the next three weeks you have an opportunity to share your opinions about the basic design features and project finances.
The Municipal League [...]

Can Seattle Become a Pedestrian Friendly City?

Jan Gehl addressed this question last night during his talk at the Seattle Public Library’s centerpiece building, the Central Library at 1000 Fourth Ave. The seventh event in the Urban Sustainability Forum program, it was co-sponsered by International Sustainable Solutions and the City of Seattle and is part of the Mayor’s Center City Seattle [...]