Rethinking Our Alleys

Steve Scher
03/18/2010 at 9:00 a.m.

Our studios are at the corner of 45th and 15th. That tells us where we are in the city, but it doesn't give us any history of the place. Some of the early founders and ideals of Seattle are memorialized in street names. Denny Way and Boren Avenue give us a sense of who we were. What about the cities modern luminaries and values? Would Steinbrueck Way and Duwamish Street help us to identify with our modern neighborhood and place in history? Renaming streets is tricky, so let's focus on alleys. What local heritage or person would you want to honor? How would naming our alleys change our use and perception of them? Call with your thoughts: 1.800.289.KUOW(5869).

Guest(s)

Knute Berger is editor–at–large of Seattle Magazine and the Mossback at Crosscut Seattle online. He's also the author of "Pugetopolis."

Chuck Wolfe of Charles R. Wolfe Attorney at Law. He is a land use attorney and University of Washington affiliate, Urban Design and Planning faculty member. He's also a writer.

Nancy D. Rottle is associate professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Washington. She is also director of the Green Futures Research and Design Lab in the College of Built Environments.

You, the listener.