A Tale of Two Skylines: Why Downtown Vancouver Has So Much More Housing Than Seattle
I recently wrote an article in "Post Alley", a Seattle publication, about this. Here are the summary points: 1. Relative to its metro population, Vancouver ...
The Difference Between A “Smart City” And A Dumb City Is Not Technology But The Way It’s Manages Traffic Today
Saturday I sat in traffic in Seattle with the traffic backed up miles in both directions while the express lanes remained closed. Opening those lanes ...
Tourism is Now Downtown Seattle’s Primary Retail Anchor
I prepared the map below after biking downtown. Red shows occupied retail space, which is probably 1/3 to 1/2 pre-Covid. Total sales volumes are probably ...
Seattle’s Effective Office Vacancy Rate is 30%
This article quotes stats from a recent Kidder Mathew report showing 12% vacancy for landlord-offered space plus an additional 18% vacancy in subleased space, for ...
An Alternate Take On “Back To Work”: The Headquarters Office as Conference Center
This month's "Seattle Business Monthly" profiles the redesign of MCG Health's HQ, the big idea being that it's a national meeting site. The article states, ...
Seattle Suburbs Are Underbuilding For-Sale Housing
I prepared this map of the value of townhouse lots in the Seattle area (new single-family subdivisions are few and far between.). Proportionate to the ...
The Shift from 206 to 425
This article profiles the decline of downtown Seattle, area code 206, and how Nike has closed its store there and moved that store to suburban ...