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The proposal by Touchstone Corporation to redevelop Parkplace provides for grossly inadequate parking. If approved as proposed, the parking shortfall will deliver a lasting, negative impact to the re...

Throughout the public-review process of Touchstone’s proposed redevelopment of Kirkland Parkplace, parking has been one of the primary topics of discussion among local residents, business people and...

Touchstone and Citizens for Responsible Development have submitted 200-word rebuttals to each other’s arguments which have been amended to their respective Point and Counterpoints. You can rea...

Nearly a century after a “Mosquito Fleet” of small boats linked the communities that ring Lake Washington and Puget Sound, a new King County Ferry District is up and running to operate Vashon pass...

The Kirkland Parkplace opposition group, Kirkland Citizens for Responsible Development (CRD) has produced a mailer announcing an open house the group will be holding. The mailer will be sent to 4,00...

Tropical Storm Fay has left her mark on Jacksonville. Neighborhoods around the city are now struggling with extensive flooding.

The art of building placement is a critical element in creating a vibrant urban atmosphere. Savannah's recent infill development...