SDOT to Improve Street Where James St. Clair Was Killed

St. Clair Memorial Gene Tagaban gathers spirits at the James St. Clair Memorial Walk. The Seattle Department of Transportation is making much needed improvements to 35th Ave SW & SW Graham St in High Point, the site where 69-year-old James St. Clair was killed last December as he crossed the street. St. Clair was the fifth fatality along 35th Ave SW since 2006. "It's a street that really needs some focus and city …

Lake City Greenways Develops a New Park!

All told, 63 people participated in this community-led design concept. That is phenomenal. You can see the complete design HERE. There was strong general agreement among participants that they wanted a natural-feeling park with native plants and the enjoyment of flowing water. Additional elements rose to the top as they worked through their discussions. The attached site-concept rendering and some other illustrations provided by the designers at Johnson+Southerland are …

Three Lessons from Riding Every Greenway in Seattle

Originally published April 18, 2014 By Jacob Ostrowsky Jefferson Park entrance from Beacon Hill Greenway Jefferson Park entrance from Beacon Hill Greenway What happens when you ride every greenway in Seattle?  Over the course of several weeks, I did exactly that and came away with a deeper understanding of how far we have come…and what the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) needs to do to realize the full potential of greenways. First of all, I didn’t just …