Monthly Archives: April 2020
State Supreme Court Intervenes in I-976 Case, Ruling Expected This Summer
The Washington Supreme Court wants the constitutionality question for Initiative 976 settled for good and sooner rather than later. Yesterday the court issued a...
Stride Bus Rapid Transit Is On the Way–Eventually
Work on Sound Transit's bus rapid transit program--Stride--is progressing, though slower than originally hoped. Some Stride lines' targeted openings have slipped from 2024 to...
Readers Shared Their Alley Explorations! Next Up The Urbanist’s Scavenger Hunt...
Seattle has at least 263 miles alleys winding across the city. Of these, an estimated 144 miles are improved or paved alleyways, while an...
Your Friendly Neighborhood Industrial Use, Part 3
The Terrible No-good Very Bad Use Table
Over this series of articles, I am laying out an argument that Seattle should mix industrial uses in...
Midweek Video: What Face Masks Actually Do Against Coronavirus
https://youtu.be/P27HRClMf2U
Vox explains what masks can actually do to reduce transmission of diseases like COVID-19 and what people should know about them.
Council Passes Emergency Design Review Ordinance Easing Backlog
Last week, the Seattle City Council couldn't muster the votes to pass an emergency ordinance to keep design review moving during the pandemic era,...
The West Seattle Freeway Should Not Be Rebuilt
Removing the West Seattle Bridge and not replacing the lost car capacity is the most responsible move for the climate and being prudent with...
Construction Industry Can Partially Restart, Governor Inslee Decrees
Most construction projects in Washington have been stalled out since mid-March when Governor Jay Inslee deemed the industry largely non-essential, except for critical infrastructure...