Tukwila’s Transformation of Southcenter – Part 2 of 2

Part 1 of this series focused on infastructure improvements in the works for Southcenter.  This post will focus on the very ambitious and complex proposed revision to the Southcenter-Tukwila Urban Center’s Comprehensive Plan Element recently completed by the Tukwila Planning Commission staff and a consultant, concentrating on zoning and the street grid. A copy from October 2012 can be found here.  Highlights of …

Tukwila’s Transformation of Southcenter – Part 1 of 2

The city of Tukwila and its partners are committed to transforming Southcenter into an area more friendly to bus transit, commuter rail, bicylists and pedestrians, envisioning a truly urban center of varied neighborhoods.  One of the centerpieces of this plan is the conversion of Baker Boulevard into a complete street, anchored by a new pedestrian bridge over the …

Get Ready for Better Access to Sound Transit Stations

Tukwila/International Blvd Station Parking lot by Atomic Taco Sound Transit did something really cool at their last board meeting. They updated their System Access Policy. Woo-hoo! Seriously, though, this is kind of a big deal.  For the first decade or so of its existence, Sound Transit has muddled through without much of a formal policy about how …

Station Names

If Friday’s meeting announcement post didn’t seem like a fertile comment thread, you missed a pretty interesting discussion about station names. For what it’s worth, I’m a big fan of short and unambiguous names. If I were in charge, I’d rename Tukwila’s Sounder station “Longacres” and change TIB to “Tukwila”; ID/C to “Chinatown”, “University St.” …