Monthly Archives: December 2016
Resilient Las Vegas?
Las Vegas has often been viewed as an urbanist’s nightmare, a sprawling offence to nature. From a population of just 16,000 in 1940, it...
Reminder: Building Affordability Through Community Ownership Event On Thursday
In Seattle’s efforts to address the housing affordability crisis, community land trusts and other forms of community ownership have been in large part overlooked....
High Speed Rail: The Right Kind of Infrastructure Investment
This weekend I took a trip on the Empire Builder train to Leavenworth, Washington to see the Christmas lighting ceremony the Bavarian-themed town performs...
Map Of The Week: Reachnow Expands To All Of Seattle
In an announcement yesterday, BMW's Reachnow carsharing service is expanding its service area to cover all of Seattle and adding 180 new vehicles to...
Portland Adopts Vision Zero Action Plan
Last week the city council of Portland, Oregon signed on to the Vision Zero action plan that has been developed by the Portland Bureau of...
Next Meetup And Speaker on Tuesday, December 13th
Another month, another meetup with The Urbanist! Our meetups are open to all and free to attend, so come by if you want to...
Investments In Renton Properties Threaten To Displace Families With Vouchers
The Renton Reporter and The Seattle Times were following an unfolding disaster in Renton. Over the course of the summer, approximately 65 families renting...
Mayor Submits MHA-C Tweaks
Further amendments to Seattle’s Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) program could be on the way. Mayor Ed Murray transmitted a package of changes to bring...