Matt HaysApr 53 minWhere Are the Airport Winds Blowing?Will our region build a second major commercial airport, on a Sea-Tac scale? The State-appointed Commercial Aviation Coordinating...
Matt HaysJan 212 minCan We Align on Terminology?In the A/E/C/RE world, we don't always WANT to use words consistently. Vagueness can help our point, we might not have enough data, and...
Matt HaysDec 15, 202111 minIce Cubes: a short storyGarner smiled, a little giddy, his aches forgotten. Finally in space. Weightless. An implied promise from a lifetime of movies now...
Matt HaysOct 19, 20213 minThe New Normal Will Take a WhileWouldn't it be convenient if the post-Covid world arrived in a neat package, with a clear "new normal"? Say around March 1? Employers...
Matt HaysAug 25, 20213 minYour Projects will StackSupermarkets. Car dealerships. Warehouses. Maker spaces. Schools. Churches. What was typically a low building with surface parking is...
Matt HaysJul 28, 20213 minResearch: Adding Data to Your IntuitionAn A/E/C/RE company can thrive on relationships, technical performance, and market intuition rather than data—maybe, for a while, with...
Matt HaysJun 24, 20214 minToo Much Retail Space?Sometimes a new building "wants" storefront retail—when it's on a top retail street for example. Other times, not really! Quiet side...
Matt HaysMay 20, 20213 minYou Define Your NeighborhoodThis is a small post about empowerment – and how we define, and can disagree about defining, our neighborhoods. Neighborhood names and...
Matt HaysApr 27, 20212 minIs it Tacoma Time?One of these years, Tacoma is going to emerge as a bigger office and innovation center. I used to think this would happen because of...
Matt HaysApr 1, 20213 minLidding I-5...or a 50/20 version?Lidding I-5 through the Downtown core would be phenomenal—placemaking, addressing our dearth of park space, improving walkability,...
Matt HaysMar 15, 20212 minLet's not Misinterpret DataIt's easy to spout a fact from news article. "Seattle was the fastest-growing city in the last decade," for example. But how often do we...
Matt HaysMar 8, 20212 minWelcome to the Baby BustIn A/E/C/RE, population numbers matter. We rely on growth for much of our work. And births influence key sectors in very specific ways....
Matt HaysFeb 24, 20212 minDowntown Seattle Surface Parking Acreage Falls by 62%Ever make a giant spreadsheet just because you're curious about something? Well, I did. And you clicked, so here goes! From 54 to 21 My...
Matt HaysFeb 16, 20212 minWinning Commercial Real Estate Sectors in a WFH WorldI'm calling it. Enough shoes have dropped. A substantial percentage of office jobs will be work-from-home (WFH) forever. Obviously this...