Seattle Growth
Editors Note: A View of the Future
What kind of city will emerge from Seattles incredible growth spurt?
Stop and listen. Do you hear it? The roar of the city is just a little louder, more jarring. Drivers are quicker to honk their horns, run red lights and screech their brakes. Turn your head. Look out the window. Theres yet another building appearing from nowhere like a missile rising from its underground silo…
Editors Note: Toward Smart Urban Design
As Seattle grows more dense, its imperative that we do so intelligently.
During World War II, when accommodations were scarce, the house where Ive lived for the past 28 years was a flophouse for more than a dozen railroad workers. Beds were lined up six to a room. In the 60s and 70s, the house was home to a family with four daughters. My wife and I…