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City Council Meeting Liveblog

Nick — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:07:00 -0800

Came in a bit late, and will have to leave early, but I'll catch what I can while I'm here... 5:12 PM Public comment begins. More »

City Council Meeting Liveblog

Nick — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:00:00 -0800

Stay tuned for tonight's liveblog.... ... More »

Tacoma in the 3rd Dimension

Nick — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:52:00 -0800

Being a nerd, and a huge fan of Tacoma, I get particularly excited when the two obsessions converge. Today I discovered Google is hosting a "Model Your Town" competition, challenging users to build 3D models of as many local buildings as possible. More »

Tacoma City Council Liveblog

Nick — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 -0800

The liveblog begins a bit late today! 5:05 PM Meeting called to order. More »

City Council Meeting Liveblog

Nick — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:00:00 -0800

... it's coming, wait for it... More »

City Council Meeting Liveblog

Nick — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:00:00 -0800

This week's new and improved un-interrupted liveblog is powered by a tethered iPhone internet connection! Here's hoping I didn't just jinx it... More »

Merritt or Strickland for Mayor?

Nick — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:36:00 -0700

After receiving my ballot I had every item marked except for my choice for mayor. At that point my ballot sat on my kitchen counter for days. More »

City Council Meeting Liveblog

Nick — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:03:00 -0700

Since I'm all nice 'n comfy with my laptop at tonight's city council meeting, I thought I'd take a crack at my first liveblog. I'll be updating this post as the meeting continues. More »

Sound Transit's Latest Renderings

Nick — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:28:00 -0700

As requested by the city council two weeks ago, Sound Transit has presented renderings of what the berm design will look like once completed. What do you think? More »

Downtown Tacoma vs. the Burj Dubai

Nick — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:05:00 -0700

Just for fun, I grabbed the height of our two tallest highrises downtown and added it to a graph comparing various buildings to the planned height of the Burj Dubai. Just for kicks, have a look: More »

Summer Streets

Nick — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:08:00 -0700

Today's Rocketboom story is about an event in NYC where 7 miles of city streets are closed over a few days and made open to pedestrians and bikes. It sounds like a lot of fun, and seems like it could make a great tradition to start in our own favorite city. More »

The Sound Transit Berm/Post and Beam Debate

Nick — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:25:00 -0700

By now I am sure everyone is quite familiar with this debate, as it has heated up quite a bit as we get cloaser to groundbreaking. Personally I don't care if it's post-and-beam or a berm. More »

Sign the Sound Transit Petition!

Nick — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:19:00 -0700

There is an online petition going around designed to encourage Sound Transit to rethink its design for the future Sounder route through downtown. I'm sure most of us are quite familiar with this issue, and I imagine those that have are not particularly happy about it. More »

Crappy Economy, Suburbia, and Walkability

Nick — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:04:00 -0700

Listening to my daily dose of podcasts, my ears perked up when talk of walkability and movement away from the suburban/commuter lifestyle came up. It was interesting to hear an economic perspective on the subject. More »

Clear Channel: Local Atists Matter

Nick — Mon, 04 May 2009 08:18:00 -0700

Remember that whole Clear Channel billboard debacle? After reading about what some New York artists did under similar circumstances, I was inspired to share it with my local billboard abolitionists. More »

Washington Nice to Small Business

Nick — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:39:00 -0700

According to the WSJ, our beloved state of Washington is #4 on the top 5 small-business-tax-friendly states in the country. I haven't yet tracked down the source of these stats, or if anything beyond B&O taxes was included but will post up more details if I can find them. More »

A Challenge: Making Tacoma Walkable

Nick — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:50:00 -0700

I was pleasantly surprised to find that this movement towards building cities for people and not cars seems to be gaining steam. My fiance recently linked me to a site that I feel compelled to share with my fellow Tacomans: http://awesome.goodmagazine.com/transparency/web/0904/livable-streets.html It has inspired me to try my hand at Photoshopping some of our favorite Tacoma streetscapes to see just how much more enjoyable we could make our beloved city (I'll post some up in the comments when they're ready). More »

Tacoma Traffic != Dangerous

Nick — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:02:00 -0700

I ran across this clever web app that maps out the most dangerous roads and highways (calculated by the number of fatal accidents within a 1000 foot range). Naturally, I zoomed in to see where Tacoma stands relative to its neighbors, and was pleasantly surprised to see we are actually doing pretty well. More »

Tech in Tacoma

Nick — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:31:00 -0700

The way I see it, this recession might actually be beneficial for Tacoma. Because certain sectors like Tech are so small in Tacoma relative to nearby cities like Seattle and Bellevue, a 30% decline in Tech here is much smaller than the same 30% decline in our neighbors to the north. More »

So Tacoma, where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Nick — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:55:00 -0800

In light of a new president, a new economic crisis, and the latest happenings in our humble city of Tacoma, where to we, as Tacoma, see ourselves in 5 years? I want us to consider what has happened over the past 5 years, look at what is planned, and suggest what we might find 1,825 days from now. More »