Yearly Archives: 2015
2015 August Primary Early Results
Results for the 2015 Primary are rolling in. The top two in each race will move on to the general election in November. Key races are up...
Map of the Week: Every Job in the Puget Sound
Jobs, jobs, jobs. It's all about the jobs. But where exactly are they? Robert Manduca, a PhD student at Harvard University who specializes in sociology, data, and...
Ballots Due By August 4th
It's not yet too late to vote. August 4th (tomorrow) is the due date to postmark your ballots for the August Primary. Many important races...
Why The HALA Single-Family Upzones Died
For many urbanists, it's been a journey of elation to despair. Just two weeks after the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) proposals were...
Sunday Video: Train With A Tune
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xctzp0dp9uc
It's a typical train commute on a cold morning in Perth, Australia... until passengers are invited to participate in a group singalong of Over the Rainbow. Initiated by a group...
What We’re Reading: The Bikeable and Walkable City
https://www.youtube.com/embed/u_K0GYGkbJU
$15 Now: A look into how Seattle's new minimum wage is working for one restaurant company.
Overparked: The Stranger goes all in on an explainer...
Talking Bus Theory
I'm talking with somebody about how Rainier and Kenyon, where he lives, is like Watts. We're both from South Central LA. We're talking about...
Woonerf in Northgate?
A new mixed-use project in the Northgate area may include a new “woonerf” as part of the site design. The imagery from the design documents...