Neighborhoods: Sound Transit is coming. You can't see it. You can't hear it. It hasn't yet had a "ground-breaking" ceremony. But anticipation of a new light-rail transportation system dominates discussions regarding the future of Rainier Valley, and has provided new opportunities as well as challenges to preserving a sense of history and community in one of Seattle's most diverse neighborhoods. More.

Public Policy: The Department of Neighborhoods, home to our city's landmarks office, is facing cuts in the new year due to a $24 million projected budget shortfall over the next two years. Anticipating this, the City is proposing a reduction in staffing and the elimination of neighborhood survey funding. More.

Voices: Cathy Galbraith, Executive Director of the Bosco Milligan Foundation, a Portland based preservation organization, was Historic Seattle's Executive Director from 1988 to 1992. She moved to Portland in 1992 to head up the Foundation, which maintains the largest collection of historical architectural elements, hardware, and fixtures in the nation. Under Cathy's direction, the Foundation has incorporated interpretation and preservation of African American history into Bosco Milligan's programming. How this came about is the subject of the following interview, conducted by Trevor Griffey. More.

Preservation & Environment: Since opening in 1941, Camp Long, a 55-acre urban forest located in West Seattle, has served as a unique environmental learning center under the auspices of the Seattle Parks Department. This unique cultural landscape is the only city park in the United States that serves as a campground designed and built expressly to teach outdoor recreation skills and wilderness appreciation. More.

Techniques & Technology: Nestled into the slope between Capitol Hill and Lake View Boulevard, Seattle's Egan House, built in 1958, is the youngest building in Historic Seattle's extensive portfolio of projects. As the building represented a shift away from traditionalism - both of historic styles, and of international modernism popular in the 1950s - so does its preservation illustrate new views on what is worth saving. More.

The city-wide neighborhood survey project, now being considered for elimination in the 2004 City of Seattle budget, could help the Landmarks Preservation Board with some of its more difficult cases -- borderline landmarks. More.