Monthly Archives: November 2021
Mayor Durkan Poses as Climate Mayor at COP26
The biggest challenge is implementation, Durkan said, which has been very true for her administration.
The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as...
What We’re Reading: Week Without Driving, Klimaticket, and Bikes Fight Carbon
Week Without Driving: The Everett Herald ($), Real Change News, and The Stranger talk about Disability Rights Washington's Week Without Driving campaign.
East Side Access:...
Sunday Video: How The Auto Industry Carjacked The American Dream
https://youtu.be/oOttvpjJvAo
Climate Town charts the history of how the car industry rapidly reset what the American Dream would be. The oppressive takeover has wrought a...
Sound Transit’s 2022 Service Plan Rests Heavily on Boosting Staffing Levels
Staffing levels at transit agencies continue to remain a challenge due to pandemic impacts. That could mean parts of Sound Transit's 2022 Service Plan...
Where Urbanists and Progressives Go from Poor 2021 Showing
Council President Lorena González's resounding loss to former Council President Bruce Harrell marks the third straight Seattle mayoral election in which the progressive fell...
Seattle Expands Free Transit Passes to All Middle Schoolers
Seattle is now offering all public middle school students in Seattle free transit passes through the ORCA Opportunity program. This builds upon a program...
Transit-Oriented Development Planned for Kent/Des Moines Station, Additional Feedback Sought
Two surplus lots are up for redevelopment at the future Kent/Des Moines Station. Sound Transit has about four acres of land that it wants...
Foss Lost: Shipyard Closure as a Barometer for Resiliency
Foss Maritime closed its ship repair facility this week. Located on the Ship Canal at the north end of Interbay, the yard provided dry...