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UW Station AreaI just got a beautifully done "Project Update" mailing about SoundTransit's University Link Light Rail which includes the 1/4 mile radius picture above (that's approximately 5 blocks in...
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Road FundingAfter its defeat in 1955, President Eisenhower proposed the Interstate Highway System again in 1956 "to relieve existing congestion, to provide for the expected growth of motor vehicle...
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Housing Appreciation I noticed a sign advertising a really good rental price on two bedroom apartments at Archstone Belltown (also called Wall Street Tower) so we took a look. The location is...
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Lessons from ArlingtonA while back NPR did a story "Northern Va. Tries New Model To Battle Sprawl" about how the Washington, DC, suburb of Tysons Corner is trying to remake itself into a walkable...
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I need a Radio Our internet connection was out all weekend. For the past couple of years we've had Clearwire wireless broadband, mostly to avoid being locked into bundles from the phone or cable...
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Bowling League Optional Ever been involved in a group and started to get disillusioned? Maybe no one could agree on a plan, or leaders lacked accountability. I've been surprised how often the symptoms...
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Draft U-District Status ReportSeattle Planning Commission held an "ON-Line Meeting" (survey) about the 2009 draft neighborhood status reports. Here are some thoughts on the statistics in the report for...
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Trees Seattle's tree protection proposal has gotten mixed reviews. In my opinion what we need more than just laws and restrictions: we need a new attitude toward trees and their amazing benefits. For...
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Carfree: a misnomer"No matter what utopian city planners/bureaucrats believe, people still want to own a car."What sort of vehicle would the quoted person drive, maybe an F-350 with a gun rack? Well,...
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More Compact"Driving and the Built Environment: The Effects of Compact Development on Motorized Travel, Energy Use, and CO2 Emissions -- Special Report 298", just released by the National Academies, is...
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Leaving Las U-District After more than 6 years, we've moved out of Seattle's University District. My two kids were born there and we've spent countless hours shopping, playing in parks, or on UW...
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Change of Address Technology has come a long way. We had to update our address with about a dozen organizations, and the only one without a way to do it online was the WA State Department of Licensing,...
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66-and-slu-trolleyOriginally uploaded by joshuadfConfession: I like the SLU TrolleyWhen we moved to South Lake Union, I thought I'd never use the trolley. Like most transit in Seattle it goes...
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Clever title about fair housing goes hereJarrett at Human Transit:Transit is the consummate public space, but it's enclosed and constrained by its transport function; more like a cafe than a public...
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Surprisingly Urban Vancouver WAVancouver WA mid-block crossingPhotos tagged Vancouver WA by joshuadfIf you've ever ridden Amtrak or driven on I-5 through Vancouver, WA, you might have shuddered a bit...
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Census 2010 Raw DataNow that the Census 2010 data is out, I thought I'd look at a few trends not covered in the New York Times Census 2010 map. I was disappointed to find that, at least as of April...
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Population Under 18 Per AcreI have some raw Census 2010 data, now what? My initial interest was to see what the 2010 data could tell me about The Myth of the Childless City, especially since local...
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Kid DensityAs a geek, the initial release of US Census 2010 data has left me itching for more detail. In particular I do not find a few percentages about an entire city or region to be all that useful....
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City Kids, Cons and ProsTimothy J. Keller is an unabashed urbanist who believes that cities, and especially urban professionals, exert disproportionate influence on culture throughout the world. He is...
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Toward Block Level Census 2010 MapsSince I last posted about 2010 Census data, the Census Bureau released the 2010 Summary File 1 (SF1) for Washington which includes more detailed demographics down to...
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Better Maps of Kid Density in SeattleAnd now the maps. Here is an image export of King County census blocks classified by Population Under 18 Per Acre (i.e., Kid Density):I think this effectively...
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First experience with Hertz Local EditionAbout 6 months ago a Hertz Local Edition (HLE) appeared in our neighborhood, inside a hotel on Lake Union. Previously, we'd use traditional car rental almost...
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Somber Bike CommuteYesterday was a somber day for my bike commute, several other cyclists yelled "Ride safe!" as we passed. When I'm coming from the U-District as yesterday, I go right through this...
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The Gated Urban CenterI recently read mini-book The Gated City by Ryan Bellows, a writer for The Economist. The thesis is a bit complex, perhaps best summed up by Avent in this article: "How home...
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Friends don't let friends use JNIBut when they do, in an application with a WebStart client no less, you at least fix it for them:Verify code works properly with X11Unset DISPLAY, figure out how to...
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