Monthly Archives: May 2023
SDOT Chooses Harder Path on Rainier Avenue South Bus Lane’s Next...
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has selected a layout for a bus lane on Rainier Avenue south of Judkins Park Station, a project...
Facing Constraints, Sound Transit Previews 2024 Service Plan
Lynnwood Link will operate at reduced frequencies, as would an Eastside-only East Link starter line.
Sound Transit shared its early service plan concepts for 2024...
Chaos and Banned Weapons: SPD’s Use of ‘Mutual Aid’ Police Departments...
Newly unearthed records show SPD exploited a policy loophole, deploying dangerous and toxic weapons during the 2020 protests via partner agencies with little to...
Pedestrian Projects Face Delays As School Camera Funding Falls Short
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is facing a significant shortfall in revenue from the city's school speed zone and red light traffic cameras...
Your 2023 Urbanist Summer Movie List
Place looks to be important in these flicks
Yes, it's that time of year when the sun actually graces the Seattle sky. (Don't tell anyone,...
Sunday Video: The Inventor’s Dream House
It's always interesting when one of the architecture channels has an opening drone shot that makes you go, "Wait, I know that leafy hill...
The Urbanist Podcast: An Oral History of Passing the Missing Middle...
In this year’s legislative session, the Washington State Legislature passed extensive housing reform. House Bill 1110 compelled many cities in Washington to open up...
Bellevue Rethinks How It Uses Its Most Valuable Real Estate: Curbspace
The City of Bellevue has created a roadmap for the potential broad expansion of curbside street space that shifts away from being focused primarily...