Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

"A community’s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic." [Katz, EPA] This blog focuses on place and placemaking and all that makes it work--historic preservation, urban design, transportation, asset-based community development, arts & cultural development, commercial district revitalization, tourism & destination development, and quality of life advocacy--along with doses of civic engagement and good governance watchdogging.

Monday, February 04, 2008

The Seattle Times and news coverage of urban design and placemaking

While grabbing the link for the story in the previous entry, there up prominently at the very top of today's webpage for the Seattle Times is an article about the City of Seattle's efforts to improve bicycling safety. The article "Danger in the bike lane" focuses on how bicylists get into accidents when cars abruptly turn right into the bicyclist--called a "right hook." (This is how my bike was totalled last November.)

The Seattle Times and the San Francisco Chronicle run many stories on what I term (one of the labels or keywords that I use to tag posts). I don't feel the same level of attention to these qualities in local media coverage. Clearly, doesn't resonate as much in DC, despite the reality that much of the charm of the city is dependent on it.
Bicycling on Seattle's Fremont Bridge
MIKE SIEGEL / THE SEATTLE TIMES. Bicyclists say the signs at the Fremont Bridge telling motorists to yield to bicyclists enhance safety. Seattle is trying to make some bike lanes more noticeable by painting them green.

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