Monthly Archives: January 2018
What We’re Reading: Falling Rents, Packing Up, and Short-Lived
Falling rents: Rents in Seattle fell last year, but don't expect that to continue.
PTC: In the United States House of Representatives, Democrats introduced a...
Sunday Video: UK to Hong Kong by Train
https://youtu.be/G8B1PSimxU0
A British family travels exclusively by train from the United Kingdom to Hong Kong. Along the way, they make stops for a bit of...
Nathan the Half-Dead Zombie Vampire
I have this tendency to turn up my nose at flu shots. We all think we're unstoppable when we're younger, and while I long...
Tackling the Housing Crisis Takes Center Stage in Olympia
It's well known that Washington and the Puget Sound in particular have a housing crisis, especially when it comes to attaining affordable housing. Several...
Building the Compassionate City
We shape our cities, and afterwards our cities shape us, to paraphrase Winston Churchill. In this, he eloquently drew a line between the built...
EIS Scoping Report for Backyard Cottages in Seattle Released
On Monday, a scoping report on reforming backyard cottage (also known as "accessory dwelling units" or "ADUs") regulations in Seattle was released. The scoping...
$20 Per Ton: Governor Inslee Proposes Carbon Tax
Washington Governor Jay Inslee gave his State of the State Address on Tuesday to a delegation of statewide electeds, state legislators, and other distinguished...
Action Alert: Save Sound Transit Funding
HB 2201, a bill devised to cut $2.3 billion dollars from the Sound Transit 3 (ST3) budget, has reared its ugly head again. Though...