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Matt Gangemi

Matt Gangemi


Recent Articles by this Author

Land Use

Let’s Give Away Our Parking

People love free parking. So rather than try to fight existing homeowners about the issue, I propose we give them what they want. Background Seattle has a history of listening to neighbors before making any changes or allowing new buildings. We have a design review process for larger buildings, where

Housing

Seattle’s Largest Down-Zone

On the April 18th, there will be a final public hearing regarding small lot legislation, which is targeted for passage in early May. Although almost unnoticed by the media, and not acknowledged in presentation materials, “interim” legislation has already been passed that may have been the largest down-zone in Seattle’

Transportation

Impressions of the Waterfront Gondola

Hal and Kyle Griffith, the family that brought us the Great Wheel, and Matt Roewe, the architect that proposed the Capitol Hill gondola, unveiled plans for a new waterfront gondola system this Tuesday. The system will consist of three stations—one at Freeway Park next to the convention center, one