Marie McKinseyJul 13, 20134 min readThe Sustainable Alternative to the Alki 11I wrote this when I had become tired of pointing out the problems with this project. Our protests fell on deaf ears anyway. It was clear tha
Marie McKinseyJun 29, 20135 min readWill the Alki 11 Rowhouses Cause Flooding?If you've been following these posts for a while, you are familiar with the math: for every inch of rainfall, nearly 5500 gallons of stormwa
Marie McKinseyJun 27, 20132 min readOver One MILLION Gallons of Waste Water - Where's It All Going to Go?In my last post, I explained how the Alki 11 rowhouse project on 55th Ave SW will add more than one million gallons of combined waste and st
Marie McKinseyJun 19, 20132 min readHow Much Sewage Will the Alki 11 Generate?In an earlier post, I explained how to calculate the amount of stormwater runoff this project will produce. Now let's look at the amount of
Marie McKinseyMay 27, 20131 min readHere's Where Things Get Serious: The Environmental Impacts of the Alki 11 Row HousesTo really measure the environmental impact of a project, you have to look at what it replaces. When you compare the before and after, side b
Marie McKinseySep 10, 20112 min readRemembering the Alki Beach 9/11 MemorialIt is hard to believe that a decade has passed since the events of 9/11/2001. And yet, here we are.
Marie McKinseyAug 10, 20112 min readSeattle RainMy favorite book by local author, Tom Robbins, is "Still Life with Woodpecker." I have a well-worn copy that was given to me as a gift in...
Marie McKinseyMay 30, 20111 min readBenaroya Hall's Garden of Remembrance Benaroya Hall, home of the Seattle Symphony, is also the home of one of my favorite spaces in all of Seattle, The Garden of Remembrance. Thi
