In case you didn’t catch it in The Stranger, this is my argument for why we should lift caps on rideshares. Thanks for taking part in the conversation. — Sally A year’s worth of meetings about the future of transportation reached a crescendo this past Friday morning in Seattle City Council chambers. In a room […]
Tag: Development and Sustainability
Seattle Tops Denver, Again, via Arts Partner Roster
MyLife.com declares Seattle #2 and Denver #5 in their list of the nation's 10 Best Cities to be an Artist. One reason we beat Denver (again!) is Seattle's "Creative Advantage" arts education partnership.
Cultural Access Bill
"Cultural Access" bills have been introduced in the state legislature, House Bill 2212 and Senate Bill 6151, allowing counties to provide dedicated funding to non-profit arts, heritage and science organizations.
Come to a Seattle Workforce Housing Forum Next Week
We don’t want to continue to price people out of Seattle with long commutes to work, contributing to pollution and suburban sprawl.
SPUN: January 14th Committee Wrap-up
The Seattle Public Utilities and Neighborhoods (SPUN, like spoon) Committee held its first meeting on Tuesday, January 14th. Councilmember Bruce Harrell, Councilmember Kshama Sawant and I were at the table for two Directors’ reports, from the Department of Neighborhoods (DON) and Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), and two presentations, a Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Program Update and the Urban […]
Cultural Development Certification
What is a Cultural Development Certification? It would be a first-of-its-kind certification for building development, similar to the LEED certification program.
Raising the Minimum Wage in Seattle
Yesterday I participated in Mayor-elect Ed Murray’s press conference announcing his Income Inequality Advisory Committee. The Mayor-elect appointed me, along with Councilmember-elect Sawant and Councilmember Harrell to serve on the 23-member committee, charged “with delivering an actionable set of recommendations for increasing the minimum wage within Seattle.” The committee includes members from business, labor, and […]
Cultural Space Symposium
Apply by January 22, 2014 to the Cultural Development Certification RFP issued by the City's arts office, calling for a certification program analogous to existing certifications for LEED.
CVS REDESIGNING PHARMACIES IN UPTOWN AND WALLINGFORD
In September the Council approved emergency legislation that requires new development to meet minimum density standards in our Urban Villages. As I wrote in a previous blog post, the legislation was prompted by the proposal by CVS Pharmacies to construct three new suburban-style drugstores in Uptown, Wallingford, and West Seattle that would be freestanding, single […]
PORTLAND LOO AND MIDRISE SINGLE FAMILY TRANSITION
On Monday, September 30, the Council approved legislation that could lead to new housing on a vacant block next to Occidental Park in Pioneer Square — and bring the first “Portland Loo” to Seattle. The legislation, prepared at the request of the Pioneer Square community, modifies an earlier land use action that allowed the developer […]