Seattle’s Neighborhood Greenway Network Faces a Turning Point - The Urbanist
As the greenway program turns 12 years old, the network of pedestrian and bike corridors along low-traffic streets could see redoubled commitment or deemphasis. Jenny Hu lives in North Seattle. As someone who gets around by bike, she regularly uses the city's network of neighborhood greenways to traverse the city: non-arterial streets intended to be
Sunday Video: What’s Better Than Open Loop Payments For Transit? - The Urbanist
As transit agencies modernize their fare payment systems, digital payment methods are becoming more widespread. Many transit agencies are allowing use of open loop payments with credit and debit cards. But Japan has rapidly built out a very different -- and on the surface complicated -- digital payments system. Daniel Heppner explains the differences and
Op-Ed: What’s in a Name? Tacoma Town Center and the Future of Downtown - The Urbanist
The stalling out of major downtown redevelopment offers a chance to finetune goals. The Tacoma Town Center, a $300-million project that is to be developed on a 6.4-acre parcel of land near the University of Washington Tacoma campus, is stalled once again. The reasons are typical: Developers have not been able to secure financing, which
Interstate Lovesong: How Popular and Official Narratives Have Obscured the Damaging Impact of the Interstate Highway System
By Ryan Reft Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has decried the racist history of the US Interstate Highway System, which obliterated many thriving Black and Brown communities. And earlier thi…
My big move: I was a single mum living in a sharehouse. A commune gave us a stable place to call home
We held festivals, started an energy cooperative and reduced our waste to almost nothing. But there are downsides to putting idealists of all stripes together
The annual visit of the Krampus, bringing G.O.R.E. for the coming year. That is Goals to do, Obstacles to avoid, Resolutions to try better, and places to Explore.
5 Cities With Unique Community Internet Service Models - BroadbandNow
For cities looking to thrive in the digital age, internet connectivity has steadily become a vital lifeline. While many urban areas have enjoyed a high-speed internet renaissance in recent years, numerous communities, especially in rural areas, have been left in the digital dark. Enter community fiber broadband — a local solution to a global challenge. … Continued
Knoxville Is Building The Biggest Community-Owned Broadband Network In U.S. History
Knoxville, Tennessee is making progress on an ambitious, $700 million plan to deliver $65 gigabit fiber connections to every last city resident. With no usage caps, weird fees, or long-term contrac…
Expert Advisors Tells Sound Transit a Culture of Urgency Still Lacking - The Urbanist
Sound Transit boardmembers heard from experts on the agency's Technical Advisory Group (TAG) and their own independent consultant, Dave Peters, as part of a quarterly update last week. Albeit diplomatically, the group of experts chastised agency leadership and staff for what they considered a lack of urgency to implement sweeping recommendations to overhaul how Sound