Monthly Archives: May 2023
Let the Robots Write the Ordinance
Planners have a lot to wrestle with as ChatGPT comes to code drafting.
“In the era of rapid urbanization and evolving urban landscapes, the development...
Preston Anderson Touts Homelessness Expertise in D1 Seattle Council Bid
Preston Anderson said he was inspired to run for Seattle City Council seeing firsthand the failure to adequately address homelessness and how it was...
2023 Park Index Ranks Seattle Eighth in Nation
Residents of cities with high 'ParkScores' report better physical and mental health, data shows.
The Trust for Public Land (TPL) has released its 12th annual...
Seattle Council Expands Tree Protections, Pedersen Dissents
Seeking to grow its tree canopy cover, Seattle -- a city originally built on logging and carved out of towering old growth forest --...
Board Worries Sound Transit Is Minimizing Role of Planned Megaproject Whiz...
A group of outside experts in March told Sound Transit that its culture and operational structure must change to successfully deliver its planned rapid...
Sound Transit Plans Real-Time Arrival Soft Launch for Light Rail
Real-time arrival information may be coming to Link light rail in the next month or so, sorta. Sound Transit has begun testing of a...
Dueling Tenant Rights Measures Square Off in Tacoma
Tacoma For All is pushing a sweeping tenant bill of rights, and the City is planning a weaker package of changes.
Affordable housing and tenants’...
Beacon Hill Bike Lane Proposal Will Add New Parking Spaces on...
In response to concerns that a new North Beacon Hill protected bike lane along 15th Avenue S would eliminate on-street parking stalls, Seattle will...