Monthly Archives: July 2019
Seattle’s Pedestrian Safety Crisis Escalates in First Half of 2019
In the first six months of 2019, someone was seriously injured or killed on Seattle's streets at an average rate of once every 44...
Here’s What Seattle City Council Candidates Had to Say on Evictions...
We asked Seattle City Council candidates to submit answers to a questionnaire before meeting with us as The Urbanist Election Board decided which candidate to endorse...
Council Approves Mosqueda’s Tenant Protection Bill and Seattle Center Arena Signage
On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda's tenant protection bill targeting multifamily buildings up for sale. The city council also adopted...
Metro Moving Route 41 to Union Street
On Tuesday, King County Metro issued a notice to riders of Route 41 that a permanent revision to the route in Downtown Seattle would...
520 Portage Bay Bridge and Roanoke Lid Design Process Is Advancing
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is seeking community feedback through its SR-520 Online Open House. A series of community workshops will also...
What We’re Reading: Income Taxes Legal, Langley SkyTrain, and Tulip Tower...
Income taxes legal: A state appeals court says the Washington ban on net income taxes is unconstitutional ($) but also maintains invalidation of Seattle's...
Guide Light Rail Subarea Planning in Unincorporated Snohomish County
Light rail is making its way north, and the neighborhoods around Mariner and Ash Way Park and Rides in unincorporated Snohomish County are in...
Sunday Video: These Photos Ended Child Labor in the US
https://youtu.be/ddiOJLuu2mo
Photos captured by the during the Progressive Era of children working and their dire conditions, particularly in cities, led to strong limits on child...