Tag: Neighborhoods
We examine the future of Yesler Terrace, Seattle's oldest public housing development and the nation's first racially integrated public housing. Built in 1941, Yesler Terrace's aging buildings are falling apart. It also sits on 30 acres of valuable real estate on the edge of downtown. How should the city proceed with redeveloping
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Posted: May 4th, 2012 under City Issues, Economy, Growth and Development, Housing and Human Services, Take 21.
Tags: Brian Callanan, City Inside/Out, Development, Neighborhoods, public housing, Yesler Terrace
Should developers drive Seattle’s parking future? The City Council is considering eliminating parking requirements for new construction near transit. An unusual alliance of businesses, labor, low-income housing providers and environmental groups support the change. But some neighborhoods – concerned about the prospect of overcrowded streets – want to park the proposal. We
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Posted: April 20th, 2012 under City Issues, Growth and Development, Housing and Human Services, Take 21, Transportation.
Tags: Brian Callanan, City Inside/Out, Development, Neighborhoods, parking
This week CityStream visits a local school where students are taking a class about compassion…from a teacher much younger than themselves. The Roots of Empathy program aims to teach kindness and understanding through interaction with a baby, and what the kids are learning will become lessons for life. Then join host Nicole Sanchez at
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Posted: January 26th, 2012 under City Issues, Take 21.
Tags: City Hall Open House, CityStream, education, Neighborhoods, Nicole Sanchez
Liz Dunn is the founder and principal of Dunn & Hobbes, LLC, a Seattle-based real estate development and urban policy consulting firm which specializes in adaptive reuse and infill strategies for urban neighborhoods. She is also the Consulting Director of the Preservation Green Lab, a Seattle-based research and policy think-tank affiliated with
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Posted: November 1st, 2011 under Take 21.
Tags: Neighborhoods, preservation, real estate, Seattle Voices, urban policy
On Monday, September 26, at 7:00 p.m., Community Stories profiles Dr. Ruby Inouye Shu, or “Dr. Ruby” as she is affectionately and respectfully known as in the Seattle community. Dr. Ruby was the rare woman and Japanese-American to attend medical school just a few months after Executive Order 9066 was enacted, the
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Posted: September 23rd, 2011 under City Issues, Housing and Human Services, Take 21.
Tags: Community Stories, diversity, Neighborhoods, Public Health
Since 1978, Habitat for Humanity has helped change the lives of more than 30,000 American families and nowhere is this more apparent than in the Rainier Vista neighborhood in Seattle. The South King County affiliate is nearing completion of twelve energy efficient town homes in the Rainier Valley mixed housing development. Eight
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Posted: September 19th, 2011 under City Issues, Housing and Human Services, Take 21.
Tags: Community Stories, diversity, Neighborhoods, non-profits
SEATTLE CHANNEL was honored to receive four Emmy awards from the Northwest Chapter of National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) on Saturday, June 11. “SEATTLE CHANNEL’s entire staff shares in these awards. They are dedicated professionals who work very hard to preserve the quality of our programming. The breadth of
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Posted: June 15th, 2011 under City Issues, Parks and Recreation, Take 21.
Tags: City Council, CityStream, Community Stories, Neighborhoods, Seattle Center
We’re celebrating summer on CityStream! From fun family activities to food drives, we’re covering it all. How the City of Seattle and school officials are making sure kids who rely on school lunches for their main meal, get plenty to eat this summer. Plus, what you can do to help. Then, from
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Posted: June 10th, 2011 under City Issues, Housing and Human Services, Parks and Recreation, Schools, Take 21.
Tags: CityStream, Neighborhoods, Schools
It used to be that Seattle’s homeless found shelter and support almost entirely in downtown facilities. But in recent years, more and more low-income housing and social services have been dispersed in neighborhoods across the city. The reason? The expense of downtown real estate and the sense that the homeless problem is
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Posted: May 6th, 2011 under City Issues, Housing and Human Services, Take 21.
Tags: City Inside/Out, Neighborhoods, non-profits
Don't miss your chance to talk to Mayor Mike McGinn! Is the mayor involved in the campaign to repeal the City Council's agreements between Seattle and Washington State on the Alaskan Way Viaduct bored-tunnel project? How is Mayor McGinn's plan for a homeless encampment in the SODO neighborhood developing? What does the
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Posted: March 25th, 2011 under City Issues, Elections, Housing and Human Services, Public Safety, Take 21, Transportation, Viaduct.
Tags: Ask the Mayor, Mayor, Mike McGinn, Neighborhoods, Viaduct
