Monthly Archives: June 2024

Uytae Lee of About Here dives into some highly creative apartment designs that we don’t normally see. Could bending the rules a bit deliver...

Since its April grand opening, the renovated Be'er Sheva Park features a new community stage, artworks, a restored shoreline, picnic tables, and benches, with a second phase of improvements in planning. The park hosts a weekly Chocolate Sunday celebration of Black culture.

WSDOT is scrapping the planned SR 520 bike and pedestrian tunnel, forcing people who travel outside cars into dangerous territory. It's not too late to push back and contact policymakers.

The Washington State Legislature should exempt Sound Transit from local permitting processes to avoid snags and make it easier to build light rail in public streets. This would expedite transit projects that voters have approved.

Councilmember Tammy Morales offered a new proposal Thursday for a $1.7 billion transportation levy that increases spending across a broad array of programs. None of her colleagues have yet backed the proposal.

A string of school shootings has officials scrambling for answers. Mayor Bruce Harrell and County Executive Dow Constantine are pledging a surge in resources including mental health supports. But will it be enough?

Join us at our monthly meetup tomorrow, June 27th at 5:30pm at Stoup Capitol Hill. No RSVP needed — just bring your ideas and enthusiasm.

Anna Zivarts recently published When Driving Isn’t an Option with Island Press, a book outlining her experience as a low-vision nondriver and shining a light on the frustrating, dangerous, and sometimes deadly situations involuntary nondrivers face every day. This is a letter she wrote in response to her mother’s reaction to the book.