Dina's Place
There's an excellent essay in High Country News. Even better, it was written by Sightline's grants associate, Madeline Ostrander.
Here's a snippet:
Dina takes me down to the river, to a place behind her house on the reservation. "I want to show you my secret spot," she says. "C’mon."
The Big Sioux River smells like piss some days, or a wasting body. In my second summer working for the tribe, I have come to know the river’s disease...
It's the best thing I've read in a long time. And, no, I'm not just saying that because Madeline's desk is six feet away.
Subscribers to HCN can read the whole thing. Non-subscribers can subscribe. (At twice the price it would be worth every penny and then some.)
Otherwise you'll have to find a hard copy, or else wait three months, at which point I believe that archived content becomes available for free on HCN's website.
(0)
Special Series
Seattle's Great Viaduct Debate
In a Series
Imagine There's No Viaduct
I thought this was interesting. Here are some visual concepts for what Seattle's waterfront might look like sans Alaska Way Viaduct, presented yesterday by University of Washington students in the urban design and planning program.
One of the more unusual ideas: a series of large greenhouses that would step down from Victor Steinbrueck Park to the aquarium. (Davila Parker-Garcia)
I have no idea if greenhouses would pencil out or be the best use of civic space. Still, I love the underlying notion that we should think broadly and creatively about what could replace the elevated highway as the face of downtown. And truth be told, I kind of like the idea of greenhouses, which gesture toward nearby Pike Place Market.
A few more ideas after the jump.
