Monthly Archives: October 2017
The Center City Connector Is A Critical, High Quality Transit Project
On October 14th, former Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata wrote a blog post that may mislead enough people to stop an excellent local transit...
Convention Center Acquiesces to Coalition with $83 Million Benefits Package
One of the biggest questions swirling around the new $1.6 billion expansion of the Washington State Convention center--apart from whether it will actually get...
It’s Time To Connect Georgetown and South Park
Help make the Georgetown to South Park Trail a reality in 30 seconds: Tell City Council you want a trail between Georgetown and South...
An Affordable Housing Platform for Seattle
Some vocab first:
MHA - Mandatory Housing Affordability; Seattle jargon for inclusionary zoning.
Inclusionary Zoning - This is the common term for MHA; it...
What We’re Reading: Beg Buttons, Artistic Land Banking, and Road Rage
Increasing rate: The car ownership rate in America is higher now than it was before the Great Recession.
Beg buttons: An anonymous group has posted...
Pitch an Article to The Urbanist and Get Paid To Write...
The Urbanist had its first fundraising drive in August and now, thanks to the generous contributions of our readers, our budget has grown and...
Sunday Video: Metro Systems
City Beautiful explores why more American cities don’t have metro systems like New York City and Chicago.
https://youtu.be/bLtmJHHqbh8
While there are no one answer for this,...
Puget Sound Considers Update To Regional Centers Framework
The Puget Sound is seeing substantial growth in population, housing, and jobs in key centers across King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Kitsap Counties. That's not...