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Monthly Archives: January 2022

Moving the Ballard Bridge Will Remake Northwest Seattle for the Better

Prepare for light rail, slow down Interbay, and save 15th Avenue Imagine for a moment taking a pleasant walk from Ballard to Queen Anne. Coming...
A photo of the Port of Seattle with Mount Rainier in the background.

Call to Action: Weigh in on the Future of Seattle’s Industrial...

Seattleites have the opportunity to provide feedback on four alternatives guiding the future of our Industrial and Maritime lands during two upcoming public hearings:...
Protestors gather behind a police barricade at the East Precinct building, chanting “Hands up, don’t shoot,” on Sunday, May 31.

OPA Confirms SPD Orchestrated Proud Boys in the CHOP Hoax, Recommends...

A Seattle Office of Police Accountability (OPA) report released last week belatedly confirmed what Spekulation and some other activists said happened in the summer...
Look carefully, what appears to be a single family residence here is actually a duplex. (Photo by author)

Bateman, Macri, Das Propose Missing Middle Housing Bill Tackling Exclusionary Zoning...

Washington could follow in the example of Oregon and California by chipping away at the predominance of single-family zoning across the state with new...

Midweek Video: Canada’s Incredible New Intercity Trains

RM Transit shows off Via Rail's new Siemens Venture class equipment, which is also coming to Amtrak services like Cascades.

Council Elects Juarez President, Swears In Nelson, Mostly Keeps Same Committee...

Yesterday the Seattle City Council unanimously elected Debora Juarez as Council President after a unusually concerted and public campaign that included lobbying from Seattle...
Harrell is flanked by his executive team including Deputy Mayors Kendee Yamaguchi and Monisha Harrell and Director of Strategic Initiative Tim Burgess to the right and Policy Director Dan Eder to the left.

Harrell Pledges Bold Agenda in Inaugural Speech

Styling himself a progressive rather than a moderate, Mayor Bruce Harrell promised to enact a bold agenda and pledged to listen and work with...
A photo of a sign advertising the Georgetown flume park and trail connection in front of an empty lot.

What We’re Reading: Pedestrian Streets, Equitable Congestion Pricing, and a New...

Pedestrian streets: Ellensburg is considering how it might pedestrianize streets. Missouri: Missouri River Runner Amtrak service is getting cutting back to one daily trip between...