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Smallassretail

Just as I’m about to brilliantly blog my “new” idea of “micro retail”, prompted by the mourning over violent neighborhood change such as 500 Pine, someone has gone ahead and actually proposed it in a real project. So much for looking clever. Here’s the idea posed as a question: Is there a way for a […]

Activate the street

You know, designers and planners can talk all they want about “building community”, but it’s events like this that bring people together and make a place truly special: Ninja Parade Slips Through Town Unnoticed Once Again What about Seattle? Where are our ninja parades? Once again, in Sea-town it’s just more talk, less action, and […]