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Monthly Archives: December 2017

Overlake Transit Center

Transit App Gets Modest Year-End Improvements in Version 4.3.2 Update

Last week the Transit app got an update just in time for the holidays. App improvements include expansion of branch cards in all markets,...

Seattle Office of Housing Announces $100 Million Investment

Mayor Jenny Durkan announced $100 million of affordable housing investment yesterday at a press conference at the Filipino Community Center in Rainier Valley. The...

Top Urbanist Action: Improve The Roosevelt RapidRide

If you do one thing this week, it should be: Give SDOT A Comment About The Roosevelt RapidRide: This line is one of seven...

Three Dead as Amtrak Cascades Derails on Maiden Voyage of Faster...

The first run of Amtrak Cascades service to Portland using the Port Defiance Bypass ended in tragedy as it derailed near Dupont, Washington. Some...

Amtrak Cascades Now Faster and More Frequent, New Station Opens in...

Editor's Note: After the inaugural train trip of faster Cascades service ended in derailment, we issued this statement. Amtrak Cascades will begin new service today between Seattle...

Sunday Video: Will Sea Level Rise Drown Our Coastal Cities?

https://youtu.be/8o4-hhs9bc4 In this episode, City Beautiful takes on sea level rise and what can be done about it.

What We’re Reading: 404 Error, Con-Artist, and Fort Lawton

Sky high: Even in Spokane renters are rent-burdened and the rents keep climbing. LBGTQ senior housing: A Capitol Hill Housing project will deliver affordable apartments...

Nathan Converses With His Colleagues: IV

Traffic was crawling. Of course it was. From the moment the southbound express lanes close at 10:45 A.M. until the end of evening rush,...