Seattle Council Rejects Morales’ Affordable Housing Bill
After her bill failed Tuesday, Councilmember Morales said: "My Connected Communities legislation would have produced more affordable housing, commercial affordability, and anti-displacement measures right now. I’m incredibly disappointed in its failure to pass today."
Riders Swarm East Link Light Rail on Opening Weekend
After a 90-minute opening ceremony, the 2 Line clocked 35,000 boardings on Saturday. Leaders predicted the line would dramatically transform the Eastside.
Everything to Know About Sound Transit’s 2 Line, Launching This Weekend
The Eastside will have light rail service for the first time, as East Link launches Saturday. The Urbanist has everything you need to know about this momentous occasion.
Seattle Aims to Tamp Down Vacant Building Fires
Vacant building fires have become increasingly common in Seattle in recent years. In response to the threat that these fires can pose, Mayor Bruce...
Harrell Proposes Design Review Exemption for Downtown Housing Projects
Mayor Harrell is hoping to activate downtown through greater housing development and his administration has proposed a design review exemption for qualifying housing and/or laboratory projects in the downtown core to encourage such growth.
Seattle Land Use Committee Rejects Morales’ Equitable Development Bill
Chair Tammy Morales appeared flabbergasted as she initially failed to get a second to her motion to introduce her bill providing incentives for affordable housing.
Planners Proposed Bigger Upzones Before Harrell’s Team Intervened, Records Show
A paper trail from fall 2023 shows that Mayor Harrell's office overruled his planning department and cut transit corridor upzones and halved the number of proposed "neighborhood centers" before release of the growth strategy.
Heroes and Zeroes of the 2024 Washington State Legislature
Check out our top ten lawmakers who distinguished themselves for good and bad from the 2024 session of the Washington State Legislature.