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We often talk about Seattle’s inability to act – we spend a long time talking, we can’t agree on the best course of action, an infrastructure project in one part of the city often elicits a “what does it do for me?” attitude from others. I think this happens for two reasons.
First, we’re very educated. Seattle consistently ranks near the top of the list, just over half of over-25s in the city have bachelor’s degrees. We all have our own ideas for how things should be done, and enough confidence in our own abilities to be a little dangerous.
Second, though, it’s horribly difficult to get around. Live around 25th in Ravenna, want to go to Ballard? You’ll be sitting in the same traffic as everyone coming from the U-district, and once you’re there, good luck finding parking. The bus? Sure, the 71 runs pretty often, and if you stand at the corner of 65th you can watch both ways for a 372 or 68, but then you have to transfer to the agonizingly slow 44. And this is probably one of the easier neighborhood to neighborhood trips in the city – try getting to the Madison Valley from anywhere north of the ship canal at rush hour.
It seems like a nitpicky, minor barrier to travel, but it does significantly affect where people are willing to spend their time – and what neighborhoods they’re exposed to. I think a lot of the city simply isn’t aware of what’s over the next hill because they never really have a reason to go there. We often don’t know about big chunks of our own city. This came through in a recent comment from Jason:
“Favorite quote of the day (from an older woman who clearly doesn’t spend much time in the city proper): ‘Oooooh, so THIS is where SoDo is! I always wondered.'”
This is part of why I really don’t mind street level rail, and it’s one of the things that excites me most about Link. On Monday, people commuting into Seattle are going to see places they’ve never been before, and a bunch of them are going to think “I should come check this out next weekend”. Nobody driving up I-5 is thinking “Gosh, SoDo looks really fun, I should come back there!”
This will take time. A lot of time. The approach to Othello Station from the south, for instance, is desolate – but that will start changing with the coming development I mentioned yesterday, and the north end of the station already has quite a bit of cool stuff (including Tammy’s Bakery, a fantastic Vietnamese bakery). When people find these businesses, they will come back, they will talk about that neighborhood, and a section of Seattle that’s been largely ignored will start being part of the city again.
I think we’re seeing the beginning of Seattle’s reintegration as a single city. It will take more infrastructure, of course, but the Valley is a fantastic place to start.
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I completely agree. I have lived in Seattle my whole life but I can count the number of times I have been to some neighborhoods on two hands. For example why would anyone from Capitol Hill want to go to West Seattle? It is practically a different city. This week I’m going to take LINK down to the Rainier Valley with my coworkers. I’m sure this is going to be the first time some of them are down there.
Great post Ben. I live in Mount Baker and know very very little about Othello, for example. The light rail will surely help us learn about the city around us.
Something I enjoyed seeing yesterday was the dispersion of Seattle Sounders fans, with all their scarves and green shirts. They were like dye poured into a river to track dispersion. You could see that, from the stadium station, they spread far and wide across the light rail network. We had lunch at Serious Pie near Westlake and were surrounded by Sounders fans. Before the light rail I don’t think this would have been the case.
So then would you say/admit that Central Link was designed mostly as a tool to reinvigortate the Rainier Valley? And if that’s true, wouldn’t it also be true to say that Central Link is a political route? Why do pro-rail people have a hard time just admitting that?
well sam, we won’t commit to that because i know i care about my convinience. i can’t wait to have the station near my home at 45th and brooklyn so i can take a train to the airport. (much better than finding someone to take me, or being stupid and driving myself)
The chosen route is the quickest one that actually comes near to where people in South Seattle live. Sure, it promotes good development. But it *also* moves people from place to place. By contrast, highways promoted bad development that cut this city into isolated neighborhoods and began killing them one by one. A direct train route that avoided neighborhoods and simply traced the quickest path from downtown to the airport would have moved fewer people and done nothing to reverse the damage inflicted by decades of car-oriented development.
East Link avoids denser neighborhoods. So then I take it you dislike East Link’s routing?
Eastlink goes through neighborhoods with the highest concentration of uses on the eastside as well as the the largest redevelopment area that LINK will go through.
This blog is a place for informed, reality based discussions. Please stop posting completely factually false and snide comments. No one take you seriously.
I’m not posting, I’m commenting. As someone who has posting privileges, I’m surprised you don’t know the difference.
It is fairly standard online message board usage to refer to “commenting” as “posting” or “posting comments” or “posting messages,” dating back to the old BBS days. BBS = “Bulletin Board System,” and how do you put messages on a bulletin board? You post them.
There are denser neighborhoods on the Eastside? Outside of the downtown areas Bellevue and Redmond are quite sprawly.
the Eastside city with the highest residential density is Kirkland (e.g. downtown, Juanita, and Totem Lake). There is significant empty space and lawn in Bellevue. The Bel-Red corridor has no residences today.
That’s overall residential density, which doesn’t matter much. All that says is Kirkland has a few more housing units per acre than Bellevue does, spread across the whole city. All that really means is that a lot of Bellevue is very low density.
What matters here is node density – and Bellevue’s got a dense downtown, and are rezoning bel-red to be high density mixed use as well.
The empty space and lawn in Bellevue isn’t in the bel-red corridor or downtown, where the train is going.
Such as? Where should East Link go to pass through denser neighborhoods? Mind you it passes through downtown Bellevue which is the densest area of the Eastside and the two largest job centers (downtown Bellevue again and Overlake).
It just amazes me how inconsistent many of you are in your logic. You talk about the obviousness of routing Central Link through the Rainier Valley because “that’s where the people are,” and bypassing most of Boeing, a major employment center. But then you flip-flop when it comes to East Link, saying it SHOULD bypass where the people are (crossroads), and instead be routed to Microsoft. Is that because some of you work there?
Do you seriously think Boeing field, as a whole, is a good transit market?
And, Sam if you do think this, please cite evidence of untapped transit usage along East Marginal Way for authoritative sources.
At this point just a handful of Boeing’s Puget Sound area employees work at Boeing field, at that they are spread out over a couple of miles of warehouses, factories, hangars, and offices. If there was such a huge untapped transit market at Boeing Field why didn’t Sound Transit build the at least the link portion of the Boeing Access Road station?
Overlake and the entire Duwamish Valley have roughly the same employment. However the jobs in Overlake are in a much more concentrated area whereas those in the Duwamish Valley spread out over a large area. Even so the Northern and denser part of the Duwamish Industrial area is served by two Link stations (Stadium and Sodo). If those stations happen to not be convenient there is frequent bus service all day along busway from Spokane street to Stadium station.
East Link is serving the two largest concentrations of employment on the Eastside, it is also serving one of the densest residential areas (Downtown Bellevue) and is planned for another fairly dense residential area (Downtown Redmond).
But suppose Link did serve Crossroads? That routing would add several minutes to the travel time for anyone further out than Downtown Bellevue. In addition a surface or elevated alignment would have been the only practical options and I suspect there would have been more than a bit of opposition to running rail down the middle of NE 8th and 156th NE.
Furthermore let us not forget that the Bel-Red Corridor and the Overlake Village area will be much denser residential neighborhoods than Crossroads if they are built out according to plan.
As for running Central Link through the Duwamish industrial area instead of through Rainier Valley, it would have likely cost less and have been faster for those coming from South of Seattle, but it also would have had much lower ridership for and likely not qualified for Federal funding.
So in that sense I guess you could say it is political. Similarly it means people aren’t going to wonder why Capitol Hill and NE Seattle are the only residential neighborhoods getting light rail.
Sam, you may be just trolling but I’d like to remind everyone that you don’t have to take the “preferred alignment” sitting down! There have been multiple cases of public response changing SoundTransit’s plans, my favorite being the Roosevelt YIMFYs who got an underground station in the middle of their business district. If Crossroads is a better alignment, get people there motivated to lobby for it.
Bellevue – Crossroads is an obvious high-density route (for Eastside standards of “density”), and that was the route for the 1960s subway that was never built. But Bel-Red Road is the shortest distance from Bellevue to Microsoft and Redmond. That leaves Crossroads out, but both routes leave Kirkland out. So it’s not a “good” route vs a “bad” route, but a tradeoff with arguments both ways.
I’m personally uncomfortable with assuming that TOD will come to Bel-Red Road as planned. It’s just so un-Eastside. But somebody pointed out earlier that the best TOD is probably ahead of us as it becomes more accepted and necessary, and certainly it worked in Gresham, Surrey BC, and historically, where rail was put into open fields or growing towns to encourage developers to gravitate to there. Othello may also be a beneficiary of this effect, eventually.
The Crossroads corridor is the one somewhat dense area on the Eastside that hasn’t been well planned for, now or in any Sound Transit planning I’ve seen.
But the fact is, Seattle-Bellevue-Redmond is a more important corridor and connects East Link to the Central Link spine, and will itself be a spine that future north-south corridors build to on the Eastside. It would not have made sense to go to Crossroads first. The problem, of course, is that most people think of Bellevue-Eastgate-Issaquah or extensions north to Kirkland or south to Renton from downtown Bellevue as the next steps, and Crossroads doesn’t fit into either one. I imagine a good solution might be a streetcar between Eastgate and Overlake stations passing through the heart of Crossroads and running mostly along 156th.
Another couple possibility would be a streetcar out NE 8th to 156th then North to Overlake Village. Ideally this would be built somewhat like the at grade section of Link on MLK rather than in-traffic like SLUT.
In the interim NE 8th and 156th to Overlake is due to get a Rapid Ride route. Hopefully this will eventually be a full BRT line with exclusive lanes, signal priority, and off-board payment rather than the bus route with a fancy paint job Rapid Ride seems to be turning into.
I suppose this streetcar idea could replace the Rapid Ride…
Mike, Forward Thrust went through Bel-Red/Overlake, not Crossroads.
This 2001 Seattle Times story on why the MLK route was chosen was and still is interesting:
Quote of opening:
Distorted facts led to Rainier rail route
By Susan Kelleher
Seattle Times staff reporter
The region’s top transit officials surrendered to political forces when they drew up plans for building light rail through South Seattle 10 years ago but continued producing reports leaving the impression that decisions were based on hard facts and immovable realities.
In fact, their reports after 1992 distorted the options and the costs of building light rail in South Seattle and painted an inaccurate picture of the possibilities, which influenced the selection of Rainier Valley as the preferred route.
All things are political – including reports in the Times, and anything written on Seattle Transit Blog. We, as social creatures lead a political life. Politics is the organized structuring of human social connections – from the intimate to the mass.
It is possible that the MLK route was political, development oriented, social engineering, geographically practical, fact driven, historically driven, financially driven, etc. It’s impossible that is was driven by one dominant factor. Anyone who argues that is not looking at the process as a whole. All facts and reports are examined with the political values of the reader.
In my opinion, the MLK alignment was a balanced choice. Perfect? No. But reasonable, and over time will stitch together the fabric of Seattle and suburban neighborhoods more tightly.
Yesterday’s opening of Link was a see change for the Seattle/Tacoma region, for all the reasons Ben mentioned, and many more.
Here’s to change! Salud!
So, who died and made Susan Kelleher the boss? Because that’s all she’s saying. Thee is no definitive yardstick that quibblers can’t attack, composed of nothing but the facts, ma’am.
That’s why we have political forces. Those “political forces” that right wingers love to paint in such gloomy shades are nothing other than the voters and the people they elect, otherwise known as democracy. I may not trust this or that elected official or the voters who elected them, but the world is full of evidence that even very poor democracies function a lot better than even the best dictatorships.
And especially I don’t trust figures from John Niles or Susan Kelleher, because, while figures may not lie, some liars sure can figure.
If you read between the lines of the obviously anti-rail author, the key point is that adding the cost of a 2.5mi tunnel under Boeing made the more direct route cost more than surface through the valley. Duh.
Sam, what’s your point? What means to do you propose for route selection other than politics? Should a random selected person in Minneapolis decide, so that the routing isn’t sullied by the interests of anyone who lives here?
You’re divorced from reality, aren’t you?
Um. Of course it’s political. It’s always political when there are people involved, because different stakeholders want different things.
Besides, it’s not like there’s The Golden Route and a criss-crossing of conspiracies knocked it off course here and there. There are always tradeoffs for planning *anything*, and they way the various options affect different groups of people are *always* part of the discussion and the solution.
Shorter comment: Welcome to the planet Earth.
As a carless Capitol Hiller, I can attest to this. I”ve been to Paris more often than I’ve been to West Seattle in the last five years.
I hope you’re right about rail’s effect on the city, and that it extends to the region as a whole (esp. Eastside). I think this starter line has to build a broader coalition if rail is to survive expansion into denser areas north of the Ship canal. I’m hoping an ST3 has some sort of line connecting Ballard-downtown-West Seattle, for instance, and we’ll need a much stronger consensus to survive the invariable NIMBY and technical challanges of such a project, not to mention the cost, which would dwarf the costs of the initial line. Should be interesting to see how support changes (and hopefully grows) as ST2 is built out. The rail opponents still seem to have an outsized megaphone given the size of their loss last November.
The good news is even this starter line should build quite a bit more support in the region for rail transit, especially in Seattle. Once U-Link opens in 2016 and North Link opens in 2020 that will be even more the case. Rising energy prices and worsening traffic congestion (not to mention more expensive parking) will do their part too.
A very good sign is the one neighborhood along North Link in a position to opposed increased density around their station actually supports it. Maybe not to the delusional levels pushed by Mr. Sisely, but they did ask to redo their neighborhood plan with the idea of including denser zoning.
If the voting was just in Seattle I have no doubt we could get the voters to pass a Ballard to West Seattle rail line even if the cost was around the same as Central Link+U-Link+North Link. The problem isn’t the voters it is getting the tax authority from the legislature, preferably something other than a sales tax. In an ideal world I’d call for a mix of congestion pricing/tolls, sales tax on gas, MVET, general property taxes, and LID/TIF for transit funding.
Nice carbon footprint.
This is a really good point. The typical discussion around transit is built around contrasts with driving, because that’s the default way of getting around for most people. On the surface, both driving and mass transit move people from place to place and so the debate is about which mode does a better job of moving people. But that similarity obscures the fundamental distinction between the modes: driving, and the highway and parking infrastructure a driving-only approach requires, divides people and places. Transit connects them.
Just look at car-oriented development: its quintessential example is the parking lot. You have strip malls that present parking lots to the street, and the assumption that people are driving there means no thought of sidewalks. The more lots developed like that, the harder it is to walk anywhere. Even a single car-oriented development can cripple a neighborhood. Since highways let you move from place to place without going anywhere in between, people who give up on walking and drive quickly have no reason to go to any of those intermediate or out-of-the-way places.
The quintessential transit-oriented development is a mixed-use development where people live, shop, and work. It’s true that architecturally and economically these developments are often uniform and aesthetically uninteresting, but even then they are developments that are fundamentally oriented to bringing all sorts of people together. One lot like that is enough to start drawing together a neighborhood. A system of developments like that linked by train is enough to draw together a city.
Speaking of balkanization, some people along MLK view the line as a sort of Berlin Wall going through their neighborhood. I’m not saying that, they are.
Just because a few people were quoted as saying that in the press doesn’t mean that the majority of people in the valley feel that way. If anything MLK is less of a divide now then it used to be. It’s safer and easier for pedestrians to cross then it was before they rebuilt it, and with Link the entire stretch now acts as a conduit into the city. Not being able to turn left into the McDonalds hardly constitutes a Berlin Wall. Exactly how many years do you plan on rehashing the same arguments, Sam? The route was decided over a decade ago, can we please move on now?
A barrier is just as much perceptual as it is “real”. All that can be done is to wait and find out what happens. As the RV inhabitants grow accustomed to light rail then they decide whether LR is a barrier or not.
While MLK was hardly the “wall” I-5 is it was at least a bit like Aurora, which DOES act like a barrier in North Seattle, before it was rebuilt for Link. In many sections it had no sidewalks and no signal controlled intersections for pedestrians, bikes, or cars to cross. Drivers sped along well in excess of the speed limit with no regard for any cross traffic.
This weekend was the first time in 5 years I had been on MLK South of Rainier. I was amazed at what a transformation the just the street improvements alone have made. It is much more pedestrian friendly than it ever was in the past.
Having seen the Western Sectors/Soviet Sector Berlin Wall (as well as its twins the Western Sectors Berlin/DDR border and the DDR/BRD border) in person many times prior to 1989, I can assure you that I-5 at NE 45th is far closer to what the “Berlin Wall” looked like (minus the NE45th bridge, than some median Light Rail ROW that one sees in desired communities such as Brookline, Mass. or Shaker Heights, Ohio.
I used to live right next to I-5 on 50th. I-5 is the biggest wall of them all in Seattle. It takes up more than an entire city block and runs through the center of town. It’s a huge mass of concrete, noisy, and ugly in the very worst way. Cars exiting the freeway speed down 5th and 7th NE and pose a threat to pedestrians crossing at 45th and 50th, every few seconds.
Really? I used to live at 5034 7th, just up the street. I bet we were neighbors.
It was a long time ago. We moved a lot those days. Three different locations in Wallingford. One of them was torn down to become the Wallingford QFC’s extra parking lot.
I was there in 2002-2003.
That parking lot makes me sad. Maybe we’ll eventually have a subway station there to spur redevelopment. :)
So a train every 7.5 minutes divides a neighborhood more than a constant flow of cars. If anything all these freeways and major arteriels are the Berlin walls.
Ben — Really great post. You captured something I’ve always felt, but never put into words.
Speaking personally, I will definitely travel to more neighborhoods once link has been built out. I rarely go to Capitol Hill or the U-District because of the hassle. I haven’t been to Bellevue in at least a year.
Parking lots are one form of car-oriented “development”. Large highways are another. It is amazing to realize how much influence highways have on the fabric of neighborhoods. Except for the international district, no neighborhood spans I-5. SR99 is a veritable wall separating Fremont from Wallingford, South Lake Union from Queen Anne, etc. These boundaries are totally artificial, and they didn’t exist 50 or 60 years ago. By comparison, light rail is *tiny* — basically the width of a two-lane road. The only problem with MLK in this respect is that happens to coincide with a four lane road.
while i mostly agree with you, i don’t think the boundaries are *totally* artificial. much of I5 is built on embankments that served as natural barriers of a kind.
I really think a complex streetcar network is needed to supplement the light rail. Some argue that streetcars are no different than buses, but anyone who has ridden the SLUT (sorry, I can’t resist) or the Portland Streetcar can attest to the fact that this is untrue.
They are far more reliable, speedy (yes, they can bypass certain intersections that buses cannot), and infinitely more comfortable than a bus. Imagine a streetcar network that links Downtown Ballard, Fremont, and the U-District, as well as downtown, the central district, belltown, and queen anne.
If you live on 65th and 25th in Ravenna, you can hop on the light rail to 45th and Brooklyn, then transfer to a streetcar to get to downtown Ballard.
From Ballard to the Central District, hop on the streetcar to westlake, then transfer to another streetcar that goes to the CD. Yes, rush hour traffic would slow down the streetcar, but not NEARLY as much as it would a bus. There would be designated sections where the streetcar could bypass traffic.
ST1 and ST2 are a great start, but they still leave out a lot of areas–this is where the streetcars network comes in.
Amen to a streetcar network!
One of my greatest concerns about Link is its orientation toward bringing suburban folks into specific city neighborhoods, while bypassing other equally important neighborhoods.
According to distance traveled and station spacing, we have a growing selection of modes: The Cascades, Sounder, Link, and buses. But what is missing is an intermediate mode that doesn’t stop at every other block like buses, carries more people with greater speed and comfort, but not at the capacity of Link, and runs along major transport corridors (15th West, Fremont/Greenwood N, SW Spokane, etc).
We need more of that missing mode: Streetcar is my choice. BRT is another but less desirable option.
I hope the city council’s plans for a streetcar network move forward with all due diligence. That mode will also help stitch together the fabric of our neighborhoods and limit balkanization.
Mayor Nickels is on record that he will push for an expanded streetcar network if re-elected. I hope [one of] the first of the extensions will be to Fremont and Ballard. Currently there is no direct transit service between the business districts of these two vital neighborhoods. A streetcar network can be built a lot faster–and cheaper–than light rail, and besides, it would be decades before a light rail line would arrive in Ballard.
I would rather see something faster than streetcars, but there are some five lines in the city’s plan. Fremont – Ballard is a good point. There has never been direct bus service between them, and it would certainly get riders who currently avoid going to one or the other place because of the hill and/or need to transfer.
Although I wonder how streetcars will sabotage the ability to get light rail later. There’s a good chance of getting rail on 45th eventually. If so, it would have to pass through either Fremont or Wallingford (or take a detour to serve both). Having a Fremont – Ballard streetcar may diminish the ability to argue for Fremont – Ballard light rail, which would be faster. (Not that it matters for that short segment, but it would for longer trips.)
Uhh, Route 46?
While it may not run at tht time you want it, it is certainly more than no direct transit service.
46 goes no where near Ravenna. You could transfer from a 71 or walk down to 55th and take the 30, though.
Street cars are fine as long as they aren’t in the curb lane of roads that bicyclists are forced on to.
I agree. I avoid riding most of Westlake for that very reason. Future lines should be predominantly in a median or center lanes.
Umm – couldn’t they just reclaim the old streetcar line, which is now parking? The line along Westlake wasn’t in the road, but just east of it.
Actually that wasn’t a streetcar line but a railroad spur for serving the warehouse and industrial area SLU used to be.
Still the ROW should still be available and might be a better solution than a curb-lane streetcar along Westlake. That still leaves routing the streetcar through Fremont and Ballard though.
I would hope most of the future streetcar lines use a center lane or median routing if they can’t be put in their own ROW. The curb lane routing doesn’t play well with the cyclists and some of the proposed streetcar routes are heavily used bicycle routes as well.
Well, I certainly missed the memo when we were told we must go out and ride bicycles in the curb lane. Apparently everyone else did too, as only about 3% of us ride bicycles all the time.
If there is a train in the lane you normally use, move over and use another lane. There’s no law that says you can’t ride when some other vehicle uses the curb lane, in fact, the law is quite plain, a bicycle is a vehicle entitled to a half of an automobile traffic lane.
It’s not because of the cyclists that I think that streetcars shouldn’t be in the curb lane — it’s because of the cars. As long as streetcars are stuck in traffic with cars, there is a problem.
That’s not what the law is for bicycles. Bicycles are considered vehicles and are not restricted to half a lane. The only restriction is one that also applies to car–a slow moving vehicle has to keep as far right as is safe. A bicycle moving at the speed of traffic has the right to take a full lane at any time.
The problem with streetcars in the right lane is that it conflicts with the requirement that slow-moving traffic keep right. The “as far as is safe” clause does mean that bikes can take a lane further left, but in practice this is going to be quite dangerous in most cases.
Streetcars in the middle lane are an easy way to balance the safety and responsibilities of different modes of traffic. The only real advantage of right-lane streetcars is that they’re cheaper and faster to get into service.
Hear, hear! We definitely need a streetcar network. We also need Link-ish transit from Ballard to West Seattle.
And yeah, it would be nice to have the streetcars in the center lane.
I’d love to see more streetcars, both as a general transportation solution and as a feeder to Link.
That said, I believe due to the existing heavy traffic in the corridor, a Ballard to U-District transit line should really be a mostly grade separated route built to Link standards. Given the physical and political realities along the corridor, if it is built it is likely to be in a subway through downtown Ballard, Wallingford and the U-District. Given the stop spacing elsewhere on Link there is likely to be only one stop between Wallingford and 15th NW which means it might be possible to put a stop in Freemont rather than at 45th and Aurora. On the other hand 45th/Market between Wallingford and 15th NW is also the only segment where you could likely get away with either an elevated or at-grade alignment so cost may preclude serving Fremont directly.
Furthermore I believe there needs to be a HCT corridor running roughly in the same alignment as the Green Line of the Seattle Monorail had proposed. IOW some future stage of Link or rapid streetcar needs to go from downtown to the Seattle Center and Lower Queen Anne, Ballard, and possibly Crown Hill. Similarly there needs to be some form of rail service to at least the West Seattle Junction from downtown.
Very interesting post, but I’m not sure I agree with the part about light rail making a “single city.” It certainly makes getting to Columbia City faster, but yesterday visiting some friends who recently moved down I was most struck by how *far* it is from the U-District. Seattle, like most cities, is a big place geographically. Even though a 50-plus minute ride on the 48 will become a direct 40 minute train ride when U-Link opens, that’s still too long a trip to pop over for a few minutes.
Personally I’m actually trying to go the other way and do almost all daily or weekly activities within my own neighborhood, though work details and friends moving make it a little complicated. :)
It’s a start. We need a lot more, this is just the beginning.
I’m not sure how long a trip from UW station to Columbia City is supposed to take on Link but I bet it will seem faster than taking the 48 or taking a bus downtown then taking the 42 or 7.
Certainly riding link end to end this weekend didn’t feel the same as a 35 minute bus trip.
Besides Link will reliably get you to Columbia City in the same amount of time no matter what time of day or what the traffic is like. The 48 is notorious for not keeping to schedule and the 42 and 7 can be almost as bad during peak periods.
I think the key is wait time. Even if the train takes longer, the decreased wait time probably makes up for it. When U-Link opens you’ll probably be talking five minutes anyway.
Great post, and I think it’s relevant to point out that there’s a city initiative to create districted city council races, which relates somehow, I’m not sure how.
Regarding getting from Ravenna to Ballard – I have often wished there was a more direct ‘lake to locks route’ going from Magnuson Park to Ballard via 70th/55th/75th (which is wide and perfect for transit but poorly utilized), crossing I-5 at Banner Way and continuing along 85th, turning left on 24th to downtown Ballard. Route 75 goes to Ballard via Lake City, but takes way too long and is very slow.
Try getting to Madison Valley? Really weird example, since any trip from the north end has the Ship Canal to contend with and no light rail will help anyone get to Mad Valley. People who live there know the bus lines and transfer opportunities, especially after getting the #8.
I think he means that the Link will have skip traffic due to its own tunnel under the Montlake Cut. You’d still need to catch an 11 on Capitol Hill.
People who don’t live there never go. I think we’ll eventually see a Madison streetcar again.
So as not to have to walk a few blocks down to the valley? We’ll see. Once they get Jackson and Union squared away.
It’s more than a few blocks, and it’s a hill – and I mean Madison Park, too, there are businesses out at the end that should really have a streetcar loop!
I believe there used to be a cable car all the way out Madison from Downtown. Due to how steep the hills are I’m not sure even a modern streetcar could handle the grade without some sort of counter-balance or cog system.
Personally I’d vote for bringing back the cable car but I doubt that will happen.
Oh, yeah, there’s like a 15-20% grade for part of it. Perhaps an aerial tram?
This is something to consider when we talk about neighborhood zoning, walkable neighborhoods and those types of issues. I like that I live within walking distance of two grocery stores, 6 coffee shops, my hairdresser, a thrift store, and a library. But my parents in their tiny town on the Oregon coast also live within walking distance of those same types of amenities. (Except there are fewer coffee shops!) The reason I live in the city (aside from just being able to go to school here) is the diversity of people and places and experiences. In strict environmental terms, it would be better to walk to a nearby restaurant than drive to one in another neighborhood that has a different type of cuisine. But hardly anyone is going to be willing to sacrifice the pleasure of trying new food and meeting new people for the sake of the environment. So when we envision a best-case, green, urban future, we have to consider that people are going to want to go everywhere from everywhere and see as much of the city as possible, and recognize that as a wonderful thing!
Well, it’s certainly an egotistical and self-centered thing.
Good analysis of the situation, we definitely need some better transit in Seattle. I go out of my way to spend time in different neighborhoods, but the traffic can be brutal.
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Let’s Get Sketchy’s latest sketch offers so many possibilities, I know it’s going to be one of my faves! 😉
And here is my layout – I pretty much stuck to the sketch:
The pattern paper on top is by Karen Foster, and I used some it to fussy-cut the tags out, making my own banner:
The background paper is by Paper House Productions and I love the heart and paw print that it let me put the date and the names of my furbabies on the page, without causing awkwardness or making it bulky:
The photo is of my four doggies in November 2012, just shortly after we got Penny. Just look at how little she was! Time sure does fly!
And the title – “Best of Friends” – was inspired by the Disney Challenge over at ACOT. We had to use a Disney song as our title, or use the lyrics on our project. The title is from a song in the movie “Fox & The Hound”.
The paw prints are by MAMBI and the small alphas are Cosmo Cricket.
Good morning all! It was a very very hot weekend here in South Texas, as we broke records. A high of 103 but the heat index was even worse!
So we set up the pool for the doggies. And the moment I turned on that water, Bear was already splashing away!
Just look at that wet snout. And head! LOL..you should have seen her belly. It was wet too!
While Bear was having a blast in the pool, Miss Penny was just chilling in the shade:
And to wrap up the week, I forgot to post a photo taken on Easter Sunday.
Yes, those are easter baskets filled with toys and treats. And yes…my furbabies are spoiled!
Have a great week and until next Monday, bark on! 🙂
On ACOT, there is a new challenge called “Right Now”. Basically you must scrap something that is happening RIGHT NOW. It can be what you’re interested in, or your kids are doing, or your pets. You also must use “RIGHT NOW” as part of your title, or in your journaling. Here is my layout:
Two days ago, my puppies were enjoying the great outdoors, soaking up the sun. And this sketch by Sketch-N-Scrap was PERFECT!
I fell in love with the design and the smaller photo placements, allowing me to get all the pics I had taken two days ago on the layout. AND…the space for a longer title was PERFECT too!
Here are some close-ups:
I also submitted this layout to ACOT’s Theme Challenge – SPRING! It can be anything – sports, outdoors, grass, holidays, flowers, etc. AND…speaking of flowers, you must use flowers as embellishments or in your paper. As you can see, I used a floral pattern paper in the middle.
All the products (except for the cardstock for my title – I used my Cricut cartridge “Cricut Alphabet”) are Bo Bunny “Ambrosia” collection.
I’m sure some of you noticed that I didn’t post Week 5 Adorable Furbabies last Monday. Reason? My camera croaked on me. I’ve had it for five years and its been so good to me. After looking at forums, FAQs, and changing settings, it still didn’t work properly. It was weird too, as I could take pics of my layouts, as long as it was dark in the room. But for the doggie pics, that’s a little hard to do, especially if they are doing something REALLY cute at that exact moment! Who has time to turn off the lights to take pictures? I sure don’t and my pups won’t “pause” their cuteness for me to do that either. LOL. I did however, get to take a couple of pics of them (in the dark). And they were of Miss Penny Lane.
Staying warm in front of the gas heater:
And with the lights off in the living room and I snapping practically blindly, here she is being a cutie:
She sure does love the camera! Or the camera loves her!
Anyways, my husband and I went over to Best Buy last Wednesday and looked at cameras. I wanted something I could slip in my pocket and I love Nikon’s Coolpix. My old one was a Nikon Coolpix and we saw a few I wanted but they were either (a) sold out and wouldn’t get anymore for at least 4-6 weeks or (b) just couldn’t afford it. So I got the Nikon Coolpix S6500. Its very similar to my old one, but it has greater photo quality, zooms in more, and other fun settings. So lets get started with some more doggie pics!
It was semi-cool outside last Friday, so I took some pics of the pups outside. Here is Lady:
And Penny (again!):
Tried getting pics of the others, but they came out really blurry. Still playing with settings on my new camera.
And last but not least, Penny inside chewing on a Nylabone.
Until next Monday, bark on!
Good morning everyone! Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday with Family and Friends.
To start us off, Ruby and Penny decided one day last week that they would only play with their PINK toys:
I absolutely LOVE this picture. Got both of them looking at me, then their “pink” toys are all in a row. Smart doggies or what?
But the toy they both wanted? The pink elephant. And guess who won?
LOL! If you guessed Penny, you were right!
And to wrap up this week, Jeffrey was sitting at the Dining room table, just watching me in the kitchen. What a sweetheart!
Until next Monday, bark on!
The doggies have had a fun and exciting week! Before that front blew in Friday morning, the doggies were enjoying the last few warm days:
But over the weekend, after being stuck inside due to rainy, windy 40 degree weather, Penny got bored of playing with her toys and decided to destroy one of them
She is SO fascinated with the stuffing!
My favorite photo, though, is of Jeffrey. Just look at that smile. Doesn’t that just melt your heart?
Until next Monday, bark on!
This past week, we experienced all kind of weather. From warm and humid to temps down to the 40’s with winds gusting out of the North at 25 mph. With those cooler temps approaching us on Wednesday, last Tuesday I pulled out the doggie sweaters and hoodies to see what fits and who needs an upgrade!
Penny’s sweater fits her, but its a bit short.
So I had her try on a hand-me-down sweater from Bear and Ruby. This one is a tad big, but in a pinch, I believe it would keep her warm if we ever got below 30 degrees.
Jeffrey can’t stand sweaters or coats, but he does like his hoodie. And it still fits!
Ruby and Bear have matching hoodies. Ruby fits her, but Bear’s a tad snug.
Even my BFF’s dog, Trouble, wanted to try on a sweater. My mom left behind an old sweater of Kandie’s, so I put it on Trouble and it fits! LOL!
With Lady being an Alaskan Spitz, she won’t be needing a sweater and actually LOVES the cold weather. But I did manage to capture a picture of her yesterday afternoon. She looks so HAPPY!
Until next week, bark on! 🙂
This week’s pictures will be all about Penny Lane! One year ago last Friday, she came in our lives and we’ve enjoyed every minute of it. We threw her a Doggie Birthday party, filled with Frosty Paws and new toys!
Here she is on the morning of her birthday. I can’t believe how big she has gotten.
Knowing that Frosty Paws is sitting on the counter! Just look at her licking her lips. She’s ready!
Waiting sweetly and patiently:
Finally Mommy has given her her Frosty Paws. Enjoying every minute of it.
Posing with her new toys! A purple octopus and an extra large plush jack!
And last but not least, her posing with Mommy
Hope you enjoyed these! 🙂
Its Monday and I’ve got super cute pics of the doggies!!
First, my parents came to visit last Thursday and they brought Little Bit and Kandie with them. Kandie flat out refused to have her picture taken, but Mr. LB was a ham!
After all the picture taking of LB and Kandie, someone else decided to pose for me really pretty!!
After all the excitement was over and done with and my parents went back home, Bear took a nap with a toy (you can see it slightly under her neck).
And last but not least, Ruby was enjoying tummy rubs under the scrap table.
Hope you enjoyed this week’s pics!! TFL! 🙂
Good morning everyone! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. My furbabies sure did!
Earlier in the week, I managed to get some pics of Penny in the recliner. Believe me when I say she NEVER does this! We have had her for almost a year and she doesn’t jump in the recliner. But last Monday, she did. And she looks happy and content with her decision, too.
This next one cracks me up. This what I woke up to Tuesday morning:
This is Ruby saying “FEED ME MOMMY!”. LOL!
The doggies get so excited when they see the mail man, and if they are lucky, they get to see him TWICE! Once on our side, then he goes further down and turns around a couple of minutes later to get to the other houses. Here is Bear watching, and waiting (patiently)
And as the mail man is at the house across the street, here comes Penny Lane:
Thanks for stopping by and come back next week when I’ll have MORE adorable furbaby pics! 🙂
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Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR feels like an entirely new sequel, but it’s more of an update that makes its predecessor so much better.
This gallery is chock full of awesome screenshots and extra information about June 2016’s biggest fighting game release.
Here’s everything you need to know about the latest Guilty Gear Xrd update, -REVELATOR-.
Get a good look at Luffy and the rest of the massive crew that will do battle in One Piece: Burning Blood.
Check out our comprehensive look at the newest One Piece arena battler, Burning Blood.
Pokken Tournament throws a number of the most powerful Pokemon into the ring for some intense skirmishes. Check out these cool in-game images.
The Wii U is preparing to celebrate Pokemon’s 20th anniversary with the upcoming launch of Pokken Tournament.
Here’s our review for one of the biggest fighters of 2016, Street Fighter V.
There’s some perfect fighting pads and arcade sticks that are ready made for players taking Street Fighter V very seriously.
All good things must eventually come to an end. It’s time to cover the final Ultimate Ninja Storm release, which has entered into its 4th iteration of shinobi battles.
Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel arrives on the fighting game scene with another fighter that goes the crossover route with visual novel characters. Here’s our review.
Is it safe to say that Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 looks even better than the anime it’s inspired by? These screenshots should provide some proof to that statement.
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 is prepared to send the long-running fighting game series out with a bang. Here’s a preview guide for this massive anime epic in playable form.
Street Fighter V’s associate producer Peter Rosas sat down with Heavy and gave us full details on every character included in the launch roster.
Street Fighter V isn’t the only important fighter hitting the streets in 2016. Here’s a list of several more prominent fighters you’re going to want to master.

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“I only wore them on Sundays in the beginning. But after a while I saw that the sandals were quite sturdy altogether.”
Assies visits the White Store and Andreas Thilo several times over the next few years, and he brings friends to whom he is keen to show the store. One day he stands in front of a closed door, Thilo has moved with his tools, machines and the whole shop. He asks some neighbors, walks all the way to the new address.
He earns his high school graduation, attends an anthroposophic youth seminar, geared to finding a profession, in Stuttgart, then follows a one-year intermezzo at the art school in Freiburg-Munzingen, specializing in sculpture. The school turns out not so interesting after all. But all the same: Assies has arrived in Freiburg.
He enrolls at the university, but then makes a completely different decision. He chooses the sandals. He learns from Andreas Thilo and others, and he is skillful. In teaching, too: From time to time he teaches sandal-making classes in schools, until today regularly in the Freiburg Waldorf School.
“How much can you leave out, what is essential to make a thing really good?” For Norihiko Tsukinowa, an economist with a degree from Kyoto University, educated in his home country Japan at the College of Orthopedic Shoemakers in Kobe, graduate of the dual training program for orthopedic shoemakers in Muenster, Westphalia, these are vital questions.
In 2016, he starts working as an employed orthopedic shoemaker near the Swiss border, advising his customers, making individually molded insoles for shoes. And looks around intently. Visits tanneries. Is a regular guest at bespoke shoemaker meetings.
He shares ideas with bespoke shoemakers, located all over Germany. Dabbles in other leatherwork and saddlery such as bags and belts. And considers to work independently, maybe with his own store.
Norihiko Tsukinowa visits the Sandal Workshop, it is 2019. He had already heard about the workshop a few years earlier, and now he meets Andreas Thilo and Heinrich Assies. And gets to know the sandals, which he now very carefully examines.
You can’t leave anything out with these sandals, Thilo and Assies never cared about changing fashion trends. They also never spared on the quality of material to attract maybe a few more customers with a lower price.
That’ s exactly what fascinates the man from Japan. A simple concept. Excellent material. A really good product. One could even see parallels to a distinct Japanese aesthetic of simplicity. But you don’t need to: The sandals simply match the taste of Tsukinowa.
My name is Clara, and I am currently pursuing a master’s degree in media and Cultural Studies in Freiburg. Alongside my studies, I am responsible for managing the online presence of the Sandalenwerkstatt. I create content for various social media platforms, write blog articles for our website, and reach out to media outlets. I enjoy presenting traditional craftsmanship from new perspectives.
I’m Merle, and I’m pursuing my studies in Freiburg. As part of the team at Sandalenwerkstatt, I actively contribute to daily tasks like leather dyeing and material preparation. I find great satisfaction in working here, as it grants me independence and the opportunity to express my creativity through hands-on craftsmanship.
Juthamat, sociology student master “I enjoy experiencing both the processes behind the scenes in the office work, as well as getting a sneak peek into the steps of sandal construction.”


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SoftBank is selling about one-third of its stake in ride-hailing company Uber to cover losses on its investment in Chinese ride-hailing company Didi, two people familiar with the matter told CNBC. It’s planning to sell 45 million shares, which will have a 30-day lockup.
Uber shares fell 5% in extended trading following the report.
The value of Uber’s own Didi stake declined $2 billion last week following the June debut of Didi’s American depositary shares on the New York Stock Exchange, as China reportedly planned fines and other punishments against the company amidst a broader crackdown on U.S. listed Chinese companies.
SoftBank has lost about $4 billion on its Didi position in total, CNBC’s Deirdre Bosa reported.
The news comes one week after Uber stock rose slightly after the company’s trucking unit announced plans to acquire shipping software company Transplace from TPG Capital for around $2.25 billion.
Didi shares have fallen 37% from their $14.14 closing price on the stock’s first day of trading, June 30. Over the same period Uber shares are down about 8%. The SoftBank Vision Fund owned 21.5% of Didi following its U.S. listing.
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New York is trying a different kind of belt-tightening, shrinking waistlines with bicycling. Dr. Sanjay Gupta tries out the city's new bike-share program.
New York City’s Transportation Commissioner says she’s burned the equivalent of 37,000 Big Macs in the past two weeks.
Not that she needed to. Janette Sadik-Khan is trim and fit. But she can take credit for the thousands of New Yorkers and tourists who are reducing their waistlines by pedaling around the city on brand new blue bicycles.
On a sunny weekday morning, she gave a demonstration to Everyday Health’s medical editor, Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
“I think there’s been a real hunger” for a program like this, she said. “Getting around quickly has not always been a hallmark of New York City streets.”
Six thousand bikes were installed over Memorial Day weekend at 330 stations in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Already the largest bike-share program in the United States, there are plans to add another 4,000 bikes and expand into more neighborhoods in a second phase.
Users sign up for a day, a week or a year, during which time they can take a bike as often as they want for rides up to 30 minutes (45 minutes for annual subscribers).
The bikes are heavy and solid. “You’re not going to be racing in the streets of New York, and that’s exactly how we want it,” said Sadik-Khan.
The bikes are clunky, but the technology is not. There is an app that tells riders where the nearest bike station is and whether there are bikes available there (or empty docking slots if you’re returning a bike). Users can report a disabled bicycle by pressing a button.
With the sophisticated technology, of course, come glitches. Riders in the first few days were frustrated when the codes needed to release a bike from the docking station didn’t work.
There were also complaints from some buildings that the bike stations block access to entrances and rob residents of already scarce parking spots.
A Wall Street Journal editorial board member famously ranted against the program using words like “tyrannical” and calling Sadik-Khan “ideology-maddened.”
But in general, the bikes seem to be getting a good reception. Nearly 200,000 rides were recorded in the first two weeks.


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We have listed 70 of the best DIY blogs on the internet that will give you interesting ideas to create something amazing, level up your creative and imaginative powers, and get lost in the world of arts and crafts. So, here we go.
18 Most Inspiring DIY Blogs and Bloggers on the Web
1. Homey Oh My!
Homey Oh My is a lifestyle blog by Amy. It has pictures and tutorials for DIY Geometric Candle Holders, Gold Goblet Planters, and much more. Amy pays a lot of attention to detail that brings originality and creativity to her work. The blog has projects that help you to organize your home.
Vintage is trending right now. Vintage Revivals is a blog that covers interior DIY. Created by Mandi, there are several stunning designs showcased on the blog. Mandi focuses on ‘Fearless DIY,’ which means there are various creative designs that make a house stand out for the readers to follow.
Collective Gen, earlier A Pair & a Spare, is a DIY site by Genève which depicts how to create your style. This is a personal blog that focuses on home decor, recipes, traveling tips, styling ideas, and fashion. All of this is rendered by Genève herself. However, the standout feature of the website is the free wardrobe rehab book that most people will like.
4. Fall for DIY
The Fall for DIY is by Francesca. The blog consists of ideas on food, office, parties, decor, and fashion. She presents easy and affordable ways for these categories to make people’s surroundings more presentable. The blog’s motive is to inspire readers to transform a space with cheap and easy-to-custom ideas.
The founder of Addicted 2 DIY is Katie. She believes in using DIY since it helps get the best and unique results without spending much. The blog focuses on home decor, furniture refurbishing, and some recipe ideas. Most of her ideas come from what she has done in her own house.
Here, Erica Domesek, the author, writes about fashion, recipes, decor, and beauty advice. She encourages the readers to make their own products as per their preferences and color choices. The blog also has videos with easy-to-follow steps, and her DIY posts have easy guides for readers to try at home.
As the name Refashion Nation suggests, Sheri, the author, writes about fashion. She focuses on refurbishing your looks from old and dull to new and fabulous with whatever resources are available. For anyone who wants to redefine their looks, the blog is the right place to read how to look great without spending a lot.
DIY Divas, a blog by creative sisters Meg and Steph, focus on ideas like recipes and furniture that require creativity. They also share ideas on sewing, home decor, and renovation projects. Moreover, they also have some fashion and lifestyle posts on their blog. So, all in all, it’s the whole package.
The name Smart School House itself tells what the blog is about. The blog is a one-stop website for almost everything related to DIY. Kelly Dixon, the author, focuses on recipes, holiday decor, homemade gifts, and DIY decorating blog. She further writes on ideas about crafts for kids and school crafts.
If you want, you can DIY a Custom Keychains for your child, not only to meet your personalized needs, all kinds of colors, styles can be done. You can also print the name and phone number on the keychain to prevent your child from getting lost. You can hang the keychain on the bag, and you can also identify your bag faster at school to prevent it from being mixed up with other kids!
10. Wellness Mama
Wellness Mama is a blog by Katie Wells. It is an incredible blog that focuses on everything related to health, self-care, and sustainability. Katie also has DIY cosmetics pages on her blog, which are very helpful for people looking to develop their own makeup, face creams, deodorants, and many more.
11. DIY & Crafts
DIY & Crafts have DIYs for everything. From scented candles to Christmas lights, they have DIY projects for everything. The readers especially love their clothing hacks. When your clothing doesn’t fit you like how it is supposed to, simple DIY projects from the website can make them functional in no time.
The blog is fun and creative, as its name suggests. It is a textile redesign blog that is crafty, funky, and easy to do. The author, Lisa, shares some great tips for making things using textiles such as coasters, tote bags, wrapping paper, amongst many more.
Upcycled Garden Style is a blog that provides aesthetic, creative, and practical ways to improve your garden using DIY. The blog has projects for all kinds of people. So, whether you want to re-do your garden or just get a new bench, the blog has got you covered.
14. Sweet CS Designs
Sweet CS Designs is written by Courtney, who is a DIY home improvement enthusiast. She started her blog to connect with like-minded women and later became a complete home improvement blogger. She shares ideas, designs, and projects on the blog. She also shares recipes for her favorite food and writes about travel and photography.
Craftgawker is for anyone who loves to do DIY projects. It offers beautiful, interesting, and inspiring DIY items that range from arts and crafts to the creation of scented oils. The blog features DIY of different kinds and is a perfect place for DIY enthusiasts.
16. A Beautiful Mess
The website offers content on food, style, decor, blogging, and lifestyle. There is so much this blog has to offer that keeps the readers coming back for more. For anyone who is a fan of DIYs, the website is their go-to place because it provides a lot of DIY projects.
17. Offbeat Bride
The blogger, Ariel, provides a new and fresh perspective on weddings and other significant events. She has content like A Jurassic Park wedding and Ireland Goth wedding on her website, which is enough to tell you how different her content is from all the other blogs out there.
18. Decor Adventures
This website covers topics that include home decor, printables, and other DIY subjects. It has everything from basement bathroom makeover, DIY outdoor plywood holiday trees to built-in shoe shelves. For top DIY home decor blogs enthusiasts, it is a great place to try out new DIY projects from.
10 Best DIY Home Renovation Blogs That Will Motivate You to Work on Your Next Project
Remodelaholic is a family-run blog that focuses on repurposing and recycling materials in order to create outstanding home improvement projects on a budget. The blog has an extensive layout that covers recipes and other home decoration ideas as well. Several tutorial videos are also available that offer creative and great insights.
The blog Centsational Style, by Katie Riley, perfectly merges affordability and excellent home improvement. It focuses on ransacking the market to find low-priced goods that will enhance the interiors. Katie also shares ideas to redesign the home, DIY, and guidance for home renovation.
Monica, the author, has been running the blog for seven years. She provides insights for DIY home improvement. The focus of the blog is on easy designs, the ideas, and experiences that she shares. Moreover, her sense of humor is what the readers connect with the most.
4. Decor Hacks
Neon signs are pretty cool whether you use them for home decor or commercial purposes. Placing a neon sign over your bed, beside your makeup vanity, or above your sofas make your room pretty good. They give an aesthetic and appealing look and lift your decorations to the next level. But have you ever considered creating your own neon sign? Well, www.NeonSigns.com will help you to make it happen. You can go creative and make DIY neon signs using them. They are, in fact, safer and more durable than traditional neon signs.
The Decor hacks blog, as the name suggests, provides easy and cheap decor hacks. It also has try-at-home ideas that make the home shine. The best part of the blog is that these projects are highly affordable and don’t cost much. Furthermore, the projects are easy to handle.
For people who love vintage look homes, this blog is the right source of information. It has every information needed for remodeling a modern home and giving it a retro look. It also offers products, ideas, styles, and choices for older homes. You can find everything pertaining to vintage-looking houses in this blog.
The Inspired Room focuses on helping the readers find the right style and materials for their current home. The motive of the blog is to inspire people to start their journey of renovation. It also has lots of advice, photos, and much more to offer.
My House Design Build is a blog that helps you with renovation, designing, and building. The blog is divided into categories making it easier for you to explore them. Information, ideas, visual aids, and much more related to house renovation are available here.
The blog started to document one renovation that eventually went on to become three renovations. Not just renovations, thousands of DIY projects, and tips are also included here. The blog is filled with information, ideas, and product links, making it highly accessible.
The Ugly Duckling House blog is a remodeling project blog that inspires everyone interested in DIY. The blog provides information, ideas, and tutorials for the readers to renovate their homes entirely on their own. It also provides insights into what goes around the renovation.
Love and Renovations offers a lot of exciting material around home renovation. These include projects, ideas, inspiration, and easy-to-follow stories. The blog also has various visual content that the readers can follow irrespective of their experience and skill levels.
Top 5 Embroidery Blogs You Should Follow
Feeling Stitchy is made by a group of stitchers instead of a single blogger. The blog has tutorials and focuses on providing embroidery inspiration. Feeling Stitchy is a fantastic place to learn embroidery. You can also connect with other embroidery enthusiasts through the blog.
Jenny Hart, the founder of the blog, is known for her work in embroidery. Sublime stitching is a pioneering design company and focuses on DIY. The blog teaches you about items and sales, special events and provides easy tips and tutorials. Jenny is an artist who has been doing embroidery work for years.
Pintangle is a blog for people who like to use lots of different stitches. Sharon, the author, teaches embroidery stitches and shows how to use them well to make gorgeous pieces, and also does quilting. She is also the creator of Sharon B’s Stitch Dictionary.
The author, Kimberly, is an avid stitcher. She also designs patterns that feel both classic and modern. She shares her process of stitching on the blog. You can also choose the free patterns designs from the website and learn from her experience to master embroidery stitches.
Floresita, the author, collects vintage iron-on transfer designs and shares those on the blog. The pattern of the blog is clean and crisp, making it convenient for the readers to find them as everything is organized by category. The designs featured on the blog are also easy to recreate.
Of course, if you are not that good at embroidery, but are passionate about it, consider contacting a reputable manufacturer such as BPS to produce your own embroidered patches based on your preferences, or on your designs. Embroidered patches are popular among embroidery enthusiasts and these custom, beautifully embroidered patches can be used anywhere you want, such as on clothing, backpacks, or even canvas shoes. If you would like one of these unique embroidered patches, learn more at BPS.
5 Best Card Making Blogs for The Artist in You
Wanda G, who is a paper crafting and card-making expert, started this blog. In this blog, one can get crafting ideas, creative card designs, photography ideas, and basically everything surrounding papercraft blogs and card making.
This blog was created in 2006 by Kristina, who is a designer and paper-lover. She has card-making videos, holiday card series, and more paper-related stuff on her blog. She adds some unique ideas that help one to express emotions through cards.
The Prairie Paper and Ink blog, designed by AmyR, enables you to get stamping, card-making, and paper crafting tips. The blog has many articles, photos, and easy video tutorials to help you become a paper expert. A fresh post is made regularly on the platform, so consistency is guaranteed.
Founded by Tami White, Stamp with Tami is a platform where she presents her creativity and expertise. This blog is the right platform for readers who like DIY craft blogs and want paper crafting tips and project ideas. Cardmaking, project ideas, rubber stamping, and much more are accessible on the blog.
Karen started this blog with the motive to help readers who are looking for the best stamping ideas. It then expanded to card making as well. She posts content quarterly, which means that here, quality is preferred over quantity. The blog is beneficial for people, especially students, who need card-making designs.
Top 5 Needlepoint Blogs to Get Started with Needlework
It is one of the most popular needlepoint blogs out there. Created by Janet, the blog features new articles every day, making it perfect for those looking for regular needlepoint articles. It features tips for efficient needlepoint projects, needlepoint ideas and projects, and solutions to problems of needlepoint enthusiasts.
The author posts once or twice every month, which means that quality is guaranteed. Here, you can find several cross-stitches and embroidery designs using needlepoint. The Stitch lady posts the designs created by her alongside sharing the story behind them.
The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint adventures blog features a range of embellished painted canvases. The blog allows you to make creative choices regarding needlepoint, and you can learn embroidery quickly. The blog has several podcasts, interviews, and video tutorials on needlepoint that facilitate readers to get started with needlepoint.
The Needle nicely blog offers canvases and designs that the readers can try out. Mary, the author, shares her work on the website to inspire people to get started with needlepoint. On the blog, you can find her year-wise work and start making those needlepoint designs.
At NeedlePaint, one can find several needlepoint projects. It also features custom needlepoint ring bearer pillows and wedding designs. A wide range of needlepoint kits, belts, pillows, Christmas stockings can also be explored here. The designs are updated regularly, and hence the most recent designs are delivered to the readers.
5 Best Handmade Jewelry Blogs That Will Make You Fall in Love With the Craft
The blog offers various jewelry patterns such as necklaces, pendants, earrings, and much more that can be made using beads. It also provides tutorials, newsletters, and you can also become a part of their mailing lists. All the patterns are categorized, making it easier for the readers to access them.
Moms and Crafters is a blog that focuses on Jewelry Making Crafts. It is run by an NYC mom who offers craft ideas with a positive twist. Based in the United States, the blog aims at motivating millennial moms.
The author, Wendi, is a lover of copper jewelry, crochet projects, and all things DIY. She teaches wire weaving on her blog. You can learn everything about jewelry wire here and everything related to jewelry making. It is an amazing place for those who want to get started with wire weaving and jewelry making.
Make and Fable is a blog that focuses on DIY jewelry. It is a U.K. based craft and lifestyle blog. They also host several creative workshops for readers who want to learn DIY jewelry in depth. The blog has several patterns, tutorials, and eBooks about the same.
The GoodyBeads is a U.S.-based blog for all beading enthusiasts. The blog mainly focuses on beading but is also for lovers of handmade jewelry and hobbyists of all kinds and is one of the best handmade blogs. The blog has different types of jewelry, such as bracelets and earrings made using beads.
5 Inspiring Modern Quilting Blogs
Red pepper Quilts was started in 2009 by Rita Hodge. The blog has an easygoing tone that makes the posts quick to read. Moreover, the designs Rita shares are beautiful, and it is an excellent site for any quilter to follow. There are several book reviews, and it also has an Etsy shop where she sells her quilts and patterns.
This blog is the right place for anyone looking for a way to make keepsake quilts. The authors sell their quilts and patterns so that you can create them yourself. It also includes links to valuable resources for quilters. Not just for experienced quilters, the blog is for quilters of any skill level.
Alyce Blyth, the author, started making quilts in 2011. She is a self-taught master of her craft who loves to write; hence she started the blog. She has also written a few books on this subject. The website provides tutorials for people interested in quilting and stories for those who like to read and relate to her art and craft blogs.
The blog is filled with beautiful patterns and tutorials for quilters. Amy Smart, the creator of the blog, provides information on quilting for people of all experiences and skill levels. She also gives step-by-step instructions and covers topics ranging from basic quilting techniques to binding.
This blog is an excellent source for anything related to quilting. It is a one-stop-shop for quilters. From buying the required tools for quilting to seeing people’s creations, the website has something for everyone. Moreover, it has patterns and several gift ideas for readers to look at.
Top 5 Modern Crochet Blogs on The Internet
Knitting and Crochet is a blog that comes with a free newsletter, regular posts, and a bunch of free patterns. It is a blog that every yarn crafter will love. Amy, the author, explores all aspects of craft on the platform. Amy is also a textile designer, and that brings more authenticity to her work.
2. Edie Eckman
Edie Eckman is one of the most talented crochet designers out there. She teaches both knit and crochet techniques on her blog and has written many books, including “The Crochet Answer Book.” The website also has great patterns designed by Edie, along with detailed tutorials. These also cover several problems faced by knitters and crocheters.
The website celebrates the long and rich history of needlecrafts. The blog is the most appealing to those who like vintage patterns, beaded bags, dainty yokes, and other historical items. The designs and topics are categorized by decade so that it is easier for you to explore the various styles of crochet.
The Crochet Guild of America is a blog for everyone, whether a beginner or has been crocheting for years. The blog offers featured patterns that follow the latest trends and book reviews. Through the blog, you can become a part of the largest crochet community.
The U.K.-based magazine, Inside Crochet is filled with all things crochet. The blog provides fun and interesting projects so that you can keep up with the latest trends. Here you can find patterns in chronological order, enter competitions, tutorials, and so much more.
5 Best Macrame Websites and Blogs That Every Macrame Enthusiast Should Follow
Created by Nicole, Knot, and Vine is the right place for creative minds. It is also an online store for Nicole’s uniquely designed handmade decor. She shares her macrame story here and makes modern macrame designs that every macrame enthusiast will love. The friendly tone of her writing makes the blog even more interesting to read.
The blog has several tutorials for making beautiful macrame designs, step-by-step instructions videos, and useful tricks for creative people out there. You can buy their membership to get exclusive perks, and they also have a free eBook for all. The blog offers various macrame designs for readers to try at home.
Through the blog, you can learn macrame, make things using the art of macrame, and get started on your macrame journey. Emily, the author, also shares her life experiences to keep the readers engrossed. Readers can also shop material and ready-to-use macrame from the website.
As the name suggests, the website is for beginners, learners, and first-time users of macrame. The blog offers an easy beginner’s guide that everyone can learn from, patterns, and tutorials which are very helpful to learn macrame. They also provide tips for beginners and macrame enthusiasts to connect through the blog.
Melisa, the author, has curated the blog to reach out to people who would want to learn macrame but lack the resources. She has several DIY boxes for macrame plant hangers, macrame earrings, coasters, and much more. You can also sign up to receive their newsletter via email.
5 Blogs to Follow for Affordable and Easy DIY Furniture
1. Ana White
Ana White provides an excellent source for DIY furniture and woodworking projects. She helps people beautify their homes with basic tools and a limited budget. Ana has a decade-long experience as she spent the last decade designing and building furniture plans. She shares those plans on her website.
Rogue Engineer is designed for people with common power tools and little to no woodworking experience. The blog has several free and easy DIY furniture plans which are designed for people who are beginners or first-timers in making DIY furniture.
Jen Woodhouse, earlier, The House of Wood is a blog where Jen, the author, builds furniture and shows the readers how to DIY. She also has several Gift Guides on her blog. Moreover, you can also share your creations and Jen Woodhouse DIY projects on her website.
The HomeMade Modern blog is based in the United States and is the perfect place for those who want smart and affordable DIY design ideas. The blog promises modern home furnishings for people who want cool ideas to ramp up their homes with stylish furniture.
Snazzy Little Things focuses on DIY furniture transformations. It is a US-based blog which is for those who want a good furniture makeover. The blog has pictures of painted furniture, furniture builds, and upcycled pieces. It includes ideas for DIY furniture builds, furniture makeovers, and upcycling.
We have curated a list of the most famous and helpful DIY and best crafts blogs. This list consists of furniture renovation blogs, card making, embroidery, and jewelry making blogs, amongst many others. Following these blogs will inspire you to get up and create something of your own.
If you are looking for the right time to renovate your home, learn how to make macrame, or do embroidery, now is the time. Follow the blogs mentioned above and get in touch with your creative side. Also, let us know which of these you would like to follow and what you would like to make first.

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Last year i stayed at this hotel and I liked it much. This year my friends and I travelled from the west to the east of Sri Lanka and we decided to stay in Anuradhapura at Ceylan Lodge for 2 days. I was amazed with new delux rooms on the second floor: all facilities are new, the room is big,... More
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Shedding light on the debate
Mythbusting tax reform
Australia is having an important national conversation about Tax Reform. Done well, tax reform is a goal worth fighting for, as it will improve the living standards of our children and grandchildren. Download the Mythbusting tax reform report, consider the infographic and explore additional insights. Connect with us on Twitter @DeloitteTaxAU for the latest updates and analysis.
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Mythbusting Tax Reform Series
A better tax system could be a big contributor to building the Lucky Country, a key goal for Deloitte. Yet to date a mix of factors – the political climate, the reactions of vested interests, and the sheer breadth of the reform opportunities being considered – has resulted in a debate that has been confusing, contradictory and inflexible.
Most frustratingly, it has been characterised by a proliferation of myths and misconceptions.
That’s why Deloitte is releasing two reports aimed at shedding light where there is currently too much heat.
Mythbusting tax reform #1
Our first report issued in September 2015 covers three contentious areas: fiscal drag, GST and company tax. Reforms to all three are vital. But they are dogged by misconceptions that just won’t die.
Mythbusting tax reform #2
Our second report released on Monday 26 October explores three key areas: superannuation incentives, negative gearing and the discount on capital gains. You won't be surprised to hear that all three are shrouded in myths.
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Response to Tax Discussion Paper
As an historical record of the current taxation mix and approach, the discussion paper achieves a level of education and summary that will be helpful in navigating a future path. The paper shows some propensity for action on certain areas and marks out some areas as no-go zones. But for the main part, it puts many issues firmly on the table for discussion, but does not offer any conclusion. It will be left to the submissions process and the ensuing dialogue to shape that future path as part of the Green Paper process, leading to the eventual White Paper.
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It was so good to vistit Inge and Bent at Havnomaden's Kayakcentre in Husvær. Not far from Husvær is Brønnøysund - a place that I have visited often, and a place where my heart belongs....We arrived early today, and met my good friend Kurt in the harbor. Tonight we have arranged to eat pizza with Kurt and his family, and other great people from Brønnøysund.
The weather is still good. Yesterday we had what seems to be the last summer night with no wind and sun - we paddled a long distance in complete silence, only disturbed by little dolphins who hit the surface and exhaled.
It is both great and a bit sad to be here in Brønnøysund. Brønnøysund is in the southernmost part of Northern Norway, and leaving Brønnøysund means leaving the North! And I won't be back for a long time... I have enjoyed our trip through Northern Norway so much - especially the last couple of weeks in Helgeland.
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Now we have crossed another county border!!!!!! North Trøndelag lies ahead of us.
We have had difficulties connecting to the internet, but now it seems to work! I'll get back with some photos. At this moment we are just about to cross the Folda Fjord. The weather is fine, a bit rainy and windy this morning, but it's getting better. We have had a good break in a guest harbor, but now we need to move on....


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By Sadun A. Jayasekera
The government will gradually relax the Emergency Regulations and totally lift the regulations by the end 2011, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said.
Addressing the weekly cabinet briefing he said the phasing out and the lifting of the emergency had nothing to do with the pressure exerted by any outside powers as the security and administration of Sri Lanka is entirely a domestic responsibility of the government.
Asked whether last Thursday’s US House Foreign Relations Committee resolution to ban development aid unless Sri Lanka lift emergency regulations had any bearing on the government’s decision, Minister Rambukwella replied by saying ‘absolutely not’.
“The US action also was a domestic issue of that country. We do not take issues of other countries when we arrive on our decisions. Besides, it was this government that relaxed emergency regulations gradually while all other regimes used emergency to rule the country,” he stressed.
Commenting on the positive side of the emergency regulations, Minister Rambukwella said the conduct of elections to local government authorities where international cricket stadiums were located was postponed on the request of National Democratic Front member Parliamentarian Arjuna Ranataunga on the ground that elections may affect world cup limited over tournament cricket matches.
“By postponing elections under emergency regulations on the request of an opposition member, we strengthened democracy,” Minister Rambukwella emphasized.
He added that elections will have to be held for the remaining 23 municipal and urban councils immediately after the lifting of emergency regulations and the government was ready for that. (Daily Mirror)


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KARACHI: Amjad Sabri murder case has proceed further as Intelligence department has arrested the owner of motorcycle which was used by the ‘suspect’ on Friday, Aaj news reported.
According to the reports, intelligence forces raided Gulshan -e- Iqbal block 13/D late at night and arrested the owner of motorcycle which was used by ‘suspect’ while they were targeting Amjad Sabri. Suspect has been transferred to an unspecified place. More information regarding murder case is expected after investigation.
Meanwhile, Kharadar police arrested three more ‘suspects’ and recovered stolen motor bikes and weapons. Suspects were involved in numerous street crimes.


The countdown to GaGa's new album Born This Way, coming 5†23†11, continues today with "Hair"! Pick up the song now on iTunes!The song, which is available via iTunes now, was produced by Red One, as a promo single.
“The song is one of my favorites on the album,” said Gaga. “It’s a really uptempo club record with a Bruce Springsteen vibe to it. I had Clarence Clemons come in from the E Street Band and play saxophone on the record. It has this KISS, Iron Maiden to the melody.”


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There are many reasons to need a few last-minute Thanksgiving recipes. Maybe you had not planned to cook anything and were suddenly asked to contribute something. Maybe another relative will not be able to attend and you need to make a substitute dish. It is even possible that you tried to make a certain recipe and it failed and you are left needing a back-up plan! Whatever the case may be, you do not have to worry. Here are some ideas that are easy but sure to be definite crowd pleasers!!
Baked Brie Bread (photo courtesy of https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/baked-brie-with-roasted-garlic)
• 1 round loaf of bread
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• ½ tsp. garlic powder
• ½ tsp. Italian seasoning
• 1 12 oz. brie wheel, rind removed
• ¾ cup shredded mozzarella
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning.
2. Slice off the top quarter of the bread. Place the brie wheel on top of the bread and use a small knife to trace a hole around it. Scoop out the inner circle of bread. Brush the olive oil mixture on the inside of the bread. Carefully, cut down around the edges of the bread to create the slices that people will tear after baking.
3. Spring with ½ cup mozzarella, place the brie on top, then sprinkle with the rest of the mozzarella. Place the bread top on top of the cheese and bake until the cheese has melted and the bread is toasty, about 20 minutes.
4. Serve warm.
Maple Roasted Butternut Squash (photo courtesy of https://www.lemontreedwelling.com/2016/11/maple-bacon-roasted-butternut-squash.html)
• 1 butternut squash, peeled and cubed
• 3 tbsp. pure maple syrup
• 6 slices bacon, chopped into ½ pieces
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp. olive oil, or more to taste
• sea salt to taste
• black pepper to taste
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Pre-cook the bacon slices by pan frying them, on medium heat, for about 8 minutes, or until the edges are cooked. (They do not need to be fully cooked because they will finish cooking in the oven!)
3. Mix butternut squash cubes, olive oil, maple syrup, salt and pepper until well coated. Spread mixture into a large baking dish. Top with chopped bacon slices and ¾ of chopped rosemary.
4. Bake until squash is caramelized and golden brown, 45 to 50 minutes. Top with remaining rosemary.
Pumpkin Mousse (photo courtesy of http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/dave-lieberman/pumpkin-mousse-recipe-1946466)
• 5 large egg yolks
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 ½ cup heavy cream
• 15 oz. canned pumpkin
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp. ground ginger
• ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 2 tbsp. dark rum
• 1 tsp. powdered gelatin
• 3 oz. shaved dark chocolate
1. Fill a large bowl halfway with water and set aside.
2. Whisk the yolks, ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, and ¾ cup cream together in a medium saucepan. Heat while stirring continuously with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon over medium-low heat, until thickened and the mixture coats the spatula – about 10 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl and set over the ice bath. Stir to cool.
3. Add pumpkin, vanilla, spices, and salt to the egg mixture. Stir 1 tablespoon rum and 1 teaspoon gelatin together in a small bowl. Heat the remaining tablespoon rum, and stir in to the gelatin mixture until dissolved. Gently whisk into the pumpkin mixture. Beat ½ cup cream to stiff peaks, and fold into pumpkin mixture. Next, pour into a shallow dish, cover and chill until cold and thick enough to fall from a spoon in heavy dollops – about 8 hours or up to overnight.
4. Beat the remaining cream and sugar to stiff peaks. Take turns layering the pumpkin mousse and whipped cream in a glass serving dish. Garnish with the chocolate shavings. Serve chilled.
These recipes should help ensure that you are prepared for whatever comes your way this holiday season. Give them a try and enjoy a tasty Thanksgiving!

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