Yearly Archives: 2018
What We’re Reading: Blind Spot, Microtransit, and SRO Is Art
Gut check: Should landlords get to use a “gut check” when picking tenants?
Blind spot: Streetsblog discusses the "environmentalist blind spot" on transportation.
Booming ridership: Ridership on...
Sunday Video: Hosting the Olympics Is Broken. Let’s Fix It.
https://youtu.be/uw-imWvCrKs
In this episode, City Beautiful covers the topic of the Olympics. The Olympics are often known for overpromising long-term investment and being highly disruptive...
Activists Rally for Big Solutions to Seattle’s Housing Gap
Council Chambers were packed Tuesday evening as housing advocates rallied for solutions to Seattle's affordability crisis. The "Housing Gap" meeting called by Councilmember Teresa...
City Releases Draft Design Guidelines Changes for South Lake Union
Last week, the Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development released draft changes for the South Lake Union design guidelines. That guidelines have been...
Olympia Poised to Partially Fund High-Speed Rail ‘Business Case’ Study
One way or another, high-speed rail looks poised to get a deeper study in Washington state. On Wednesday, transportation committees of the Washington State Legislature...
SDOT Proposes Streetcar Speed and Reliability Improvements on Broadway
Changes could be headed to Broadway this summer and transit riders are poised to benefit. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is considering several...
City Council Approves Rezone in the Westlake Neighborhood
Yesterday, the Seattle City Council approved a contract rezone in the Westlake neighborhood paving the way for a new mixed-use project break ground in the...
Seattle Will Provide Free Transit to All Public High School Students
All public high school students in Seattle will receive free transit passes under a plan to encourage transit ridership both in the immediate and...