Monthly Archives: February 2016
Wallingford’s 45th Street Is Ripe For Development
Wallingford could become a flashpoint for backlash against the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) judging by recent events. Last month, the Wallingford Community Council...
Seattle’s MFTE Program Has Strong Showing At End Of 2015
The Seattle Office of Housing is set provide a progress report on the Multi-Family Tax Exemption (MFTE) program to the Affordable Housing, Neighborhoods, and Finance Committee this morning....
Let Us Build Backyard Cottages
A few weeks ago, former Seattle Councilmember Tom Rasmussen wrote an opinion piece for The Seattle Times, which theorized that loosening Seattle's backyard cottage...
How To Move Pronto Forward Before Expansion
Seattle's bike share system, Pronto, is in financial trouble. Later this afternoon, the City Council's Transportation and Sustainability Committee will vote on whether to...
First Avenue: How To Put Transit-Only Lanes To Work
Seattle is a city of two streetcar lines separated only by a wall of towers. One corridor stretches from the north edge of Downtown...
Upcoming Event: Monthly Meeting and New Speaker Series
It's February, and you know what means: another monthly meetup with The Urbanist! Our meetups are open to all and free to attend, so...
King County’s One Night Homeless Count Reaches An All Time High...
Seattle got some bad news from the January 29th One Night Count of the homeless population. The Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness reported:
At least...