City Builder: Real People Making our City
I said earlier this year that 2015 will be the Year of the City Builder. With that intention, we will start a regular feature here on Smart Growth Seattle that will showcase the human beings that do the work of building our city. You’ll notice the image I chose. Whenever I am talking with people […]
Yes to Urban Rest Stop in Ballard
This is the letter of support we sent in response to neighborhood resistance to an Urban Rest Stop in Ballard. Neighborhood opposition to this service is unconscionable and if you have moment please register your support for the Urban Rest Stop. Email Bruce Rips at Bruce.Rips@seattle.gov. January 5, 2014 Bruce Rips via e-mail Re: Permit […]
Seattle Met: Highlights Smart Growth Seattle
On Christmas Eve the latest edition of Seattle Met magazine hit news stands. In it, in a feature called, “The 15 People Who Should Really Run This Town,” our efforts over the last year were called out. The story is ostensibly about me, but really it is about all of you who have supported our […]