Marie McKinseyMar 2418 min readHere's Why West Seattle Needs a Comprehensive Transit PlanOutside the well served transit hubs, at the Alaska Junction and Westwood Village, West Seattle residents have hit-or-miss transit options.
Marie McKinseyNov 26, 20235 min readCould Amazon Save Westwood Village?Let's think outside the box. Instead of a big retail anchor at Westwood Village, why not a big tech company? Amazon has all the resources ne
Marie McKinseyOct 24, 20232 min readA Taste of Fall in the Northwest: Cream of Wild Mushroom SoupEarlier this month, as I walked into the West Seattle PCC, I saw a display of freshly foraged wild mushrooms, a sure sign that fall and the
Marie McKinseySep 4, 20237 min readSound Transit Presents an Excellent Case for the No Build AlternativeAs time goes by, though, it is becoming clear that ST3 does not offer any significant benefit for the environment or for West Seattle.
Marie McKinseyAug 19, 20232 min readThe Antidote for the Seattle "Freeze" - VolunteeringThe Seattle Times recently ran an article entitled: "Have you melted the Seattle Freeze? We'd like to hear how you did it." I wish I'd known
Marie McKinseyMar 18, 20234 min readThe Story of the West Seattle Triangle Park - and a (W)hole Lot MoreThey say that no good deed goes unpunished. My "good deed,"apparently, was volunteering to participate in the Friends of the Junction's plan
Marie McKinseyMar 11, 202310 min readWest Seattle's Citizen Urban PlannersDid you know that Seattle's Comprehensive Plan is being updated? Do you even know what the Comprehensive Plan is? If you answered "no" to on
Marie McKinseyDec 10, 20222 min readChihuly Garden and Glass SeattleThere really is nothing quite like the Chihuly Garden, one half of the Chihuly Garden and Glass exhibit at Seattle Center.