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Space Needle: Tower of power
It's easy to underestimate the importance of our landmark icon, but the Needle has meaning for the city, and transmits the Seattle 'brand' to the world.
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Seattle, the 21st-century bungalow city
Seattle's love affair with the modest, architectural backbone of neighborhood housing continues, with an important landmark designation and new design guidelines for the next generation of urban cottages.
Environment
In Vancouver, B.C., new bike lanes and soon public bikes
As in Seattle, new bike lane closures bring protests, but the city is rolling right along toward a goal of 10% of all trips by bicycle.
Politics
Mark Twain: A vision for Portland's leadership on bicycling
What would Twain do? More than a century before Portland would be regularly ranked among the top cities for bicyclists in the country, the author envisioned how Portland could become the ultimate city for cyclists.
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Should Seattle allow big corporate signage on its skyscrapers?
A change to the city's sign ordinance would allow large, lighted signs on the sides of tall buildings.