Opinion
Seattle's game board of sidewalks
Why can’t we fix the sidewalks? The city should be easy and welcoming to walk around. But in downtown
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Tech
Seattle's $30,000 skybridge: Here's a compromise
Seattle's hardly threatened by an invasion of skybridges. So set aside the exorbitant fee and make a more reasonable deal to benefit the city.
Politics
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.
Seattle & King County
Four powerhouse teams named finalists in central waterfront design
Only one local firm heads a design team, though the others are studded with local firms and artists. Here's a brief appraisal of the four teams (out of 30) that made the cut.
Tech
How to revive Pioneer Square
Lessons in urbanism from New Orleans, Paris, and Boston. Plus, signs of how the recession is winnowing an oversupply or shops and letting the good ones flourish.