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Extend the streetcar line now
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I stopped by a forum on the proposed extensions of Seattle's streetcar yesterday afternoon -- and heard more objections to the idea of a citywide network than vision to make such a system work.At question is the idea of extending Seattle's stunted 1....
42 views | aggregated: 19 weeks 12 hours ago
topics: design, transportation
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The best way to get more, faster Web access
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Just after paying my $145 monthly telecom bill, I noticed this Wall Street Journal story about how cities nationwide are trying to promote faster broadband Internet service.The problem is that much of the U.S. is falling behind other industrialized e...
34 views | aggregated: 26 weeks 2 days ago
topics: planning
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Giving praise where it's due
| aggregated from: Cascadia Report |
If you're curious about what kind of development will shape Seattle's future, increasingly the one place to turn for free, timely information is The Stranger's blog.At a time when metropolitan dailies like The Seattle Times are almost giving up on co...
31 views | aggregated: 31 weeks 3 days ago
topics: design
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B.C. may boost exports of trash
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Vancouver wants to dramatically boost its Washington-bound exports of one product it has too much of: trash.And why not? Canadians would pay more to cover the cost of sending trash trains to a landfill on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gor...
32 views | aggregated: 31 weeks 4 days ago
topics: economy, olympics
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It's time to charge for road use
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I published an op-ed in the Seattle Times today advocating variable pricing for roads as a method to lessen congestion.The idea of charging more during crowded times and less when fewer cars are on the road is nothing new to me (see this and this). ...
28 views | aggregated: 37 weeks 1 day ago
topics: transit
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Hooray for the carbon tax
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This week British Columbia passed North America's first carbon tax, a big step toward tying sustainability, transportation and market forces. Why can't the rest of Cascadia build on the example?The tax has been in the works for a while but I missed t...
31 views | aggregated: 38 weeks 5 days ago
topics: business, carbon tax, emissions, environmental, sustainability
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Coming soon: Seattle-Northern B.C. connection
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Seattle is about to get its first nonstop flights to northern British Columbia -- another step toward integrating Cascadia.Alaska Airlines will fly to Prince George, a city 500 miles north of Vancouver at the heart of B.C. timber and mining industry....
30 views | aggregated: 40 weeks 16 hours ago
topics: mining
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Fed up with cattle class? Try yoga to China
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If you like in-flight yoga, it's a good day. You'll soon be able to fly nonstop to China from Seattle on an airline that offers that amenity.The new flight to Beijing on Hainan Airlines is the latest increase between the two countries and the latest...
19 views | aggregated: 41 weeks 2 days ago
topics: business, gateway
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Making room for people and vineyards
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Planners in the Portland area are divvying up land for long-term agricultural use and for development. The idea is to get beyond arguments over the region's growth management boundaries.Farmers and developers -- often at odds on land-use issues -- sa...
35 views | aggregated: 46 weeks 1 day ago
topics: agriculture, developers, planning
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