Monthly Archives: August 2023
Op-Ed: Excessive Water Hook-up Fees Stunt Seattle’s ADU Building Boom
Seattle Public Utilities is using “No Tap” water mains to extort homebuilders for system upgrades.
The gauntlet created by Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) for access...
Bellevue City Council Advances Watered-Down Growth Alternative
Bellevue is one step closer in planning its growth for the next 20 years after a series of City Council meetings on the topic...
Sunday Video: Top 10 US Cities Where Buses Are Good
It’s undeniable that rail transit in urban regions is almost always superior to buses, but in some American cities the bus gets a lot...
A Follow-Up on the Living Building Challenge
It is impossible to ignore the construction that is happening throughout the Puget Sound region. Cranes and scaffolding are everywhere. In Q1 2023 alone,...
The East Link Light Rail Starter Line Is Officially A Go
Light rail connecting Bellevue and Redmond is slated to open in spring 2024 following Sound Transit's starter line decision.
Sound Transit was officially given the...
How To Solve a Problem Like Denny Way
One of downtown Seattle's most congested roads holds back the entire city's transit network...but major solutions are nowhere on the horizon.
Traffic congestion on Denny...
Ten Years Later, the Bullitt Center Still Sets the Standard for...
"Those who assume that a net-zero building like the Bullitt Center is either too expensive to be profitable or requires cutting edge technology are...
Sound Transit To Buy New Buses for Stride BRT, But Some...
Sound Transit plans a mix of articulated and double-decker buses for Stride, all of which will be battery-electric.
Sound Transit is poised to move forward...