Monthly Archives: February 2022
What We’re Reading: Zoning For Housing, Surrey Beats Vancouver, and Safer...
Zoning for housing: Bend rezoned single-family areas and has seen a sharp increase in housing production.
Choice remains: In Alaska, the state supreme court has...
From Food to Fitness, Commercial Activities on the Rise in Seattle...
It's likely you've thought about grabbing a sandwich from a food truck or renting a standup paddle board at one of Seattle's public parks,...
The Washington (State) Commanders: Move the NFL to Tacoma
Now that the Washington (D.C.) Football Team has completed its 18 month renaming process, it is time to arrive at the next important decision....
Transpo Notes: Lynnwood Link Bus Restructure, Next-Gen Orca Cards, Concrete Worker...
This week’s Transpo Notes highlights include: future ORCA card capabilities, Sound Transit fare collection challenges and fare engagement future, concrete workers' strike still delaying...
Going It Alone with Affordable Housing Funds Not Yet Fruitful for...
Funding for an affordable housing project for domestic violence survivors moved forward with unanimous approval at Bellevue's most recent city council meeting. The new...
Statewide Missing Middle Housing Bill Clears Committee Vote, But Not Before...
On Tuesday, House Bill 1782 passed out of House Local Government Committee, but the bill was weakened in the process. Still, it's a milestone...
Bill Seeks to Allow Access to “Drive Thru Only” Businesses for...
Throughout the pandemic, stories of people who walk, bike, or roll getting turned away from Covid-19 testing sites because they were reserved for people...
The Urbanist Endorses the Transportation Bill of Rights
This past weekend while walking on California Avenue in West Seattle, I saw something that should be commonplace, yet remains relatively rare in our...