Seattle

Seattle cyclist shot in the lung by motorist

In Infrastructure, Local Government, Seattle, Transportation on 6 November 2007 with no comments

As Seattle grows and gas prices escalate, the city’s residents look for alternative ways to commute. Unfortunately for those who’ve discovered biking, the drivers are fighting back; one cyclist was recently shot in the lung with a BB gun. Now things are beginning to swing the cyclists’ way:
An expected City Council vote Monday on a [...]

Loving the sidekick.

In Architecture, Denver, Design, Seattle on 1 November 2007 with no comments

The Denver Museum of Contemporary Art is to the Denver Art Museum as Seattle’s Douglass-Truth branch is to the Seattle Public Library.
The well-designed sidekick gets some love: both the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art and the Douglass-Truth branch of the Seattle Public Library [map, official, flickr] have come into their own in cities where their [...]