Politics
Walking the talk about walkable urban places
New data show the remarkable shift, all across the urban-suburban spectrum, to compact, walkable settings.
Mark Hinshaw
Mark Hinshaw, FAIA, is an architect and urban planner. He was an architecture critic for The Seattle Times and is the author of many articles and books, including Citistate Seattle (1999).
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Politics
Vast billboards find a gaping loophole in Seattle laws
Mammoth vinyl signs are spreading through Seattle's downtown, brazenly skirting the regulations.
Politics
On Target: a dramatic turnaround for a tawdry part of downtown
With the opening of City Target on Second Avenue, we have a clear sign of how retailers are shaping strategies for the new urban residents. Seattle and Chicago mark the first two City Target stores, just opened.
Urban Design
Four challenges to a great waterfront park
Our designers may be over-reaching, and they may be forgetting how we locals will use the park, year-round.
Urban Design
Waterfront park design: getting better, but...
The design has been scaled back as budget realities impinge. Is the one remaining "big move" too disruptive and expensive?