Monthly Archives: August 2021
Sound Transit Board Averts Big Delays with Hybrid ST3 Realignment
NE 130th Street Station opens in 2025 and Graham Street and Boeing Access Road Stations open in 2031 under the amended plan.
The Sound Transit...
Council Roundup: Setting Up Defenses Against Mayoral Steamrolling
Recently, the Seattle City Council has passed a handful of bills around revenue tracking, the environment, affordable housing, and parking rates. Many of these...
Midweek Video: The Battle of SHARKS!
https://youtu.be/_8xhdL8BPvU
This story in London highlights one microcosm of how far historic preservation rules can go. For a while, an artsy organization got away with...
Most Seattleites Are Willing to Pay More to Speed Up Link...
In a recent poll, 71% of Seattle voters said they would approve a new funding measure to avoid Sound Transit 3 delays.
Urbanist action alert:...
2021 August Primary Election Results: Early Returns
As of 8pm this evening, the early returns for the 2021 August Primary have been posted. Counting will continue over the coming weeks, usually...
Senate Compromise Torches Most Progressive Elements of Biden Infrastructure Plan
When President Joe Biden's $2.25 trillion jobs plan proposed $20 billion for a Reconnecting Communities fund that could be used for urban freeway removal...
What We’re Reading: Reducing Poverty, Reconnecting Communities, and Vision Zero USA
Reducing poverty: Federal assistance over the past year has led to a huge drop in poverty across demographics, but particularly for children ($).
Dirty school...
Cities Announce Race to Zero Emissions by 2040 or Sooner
Participating mayors pledge to enlist an additional 1,000 cities to achieve net zero carbon emissions.
July 29th, 2021 marked an important date that only the...