Mayor Durkan Creates a New Middle-Income Housing Advisory Council
Mayor Jenny Durkan has announced the creation of a new advisory council focused on solutions of middle-income housing. The advisory council held their first...
Walkability Isn’t Just Good Urban Planning: It’s a Public Health Intervention
A recent peer-reviewed study of identical twins illustrated the value of living in a walkable neighborhood, showing a strong correlation between walkable neighborhoods, time spent walking, and positive health outcomes. Simply put, it appears that people tend to lead healthier lives in walkable neighborhoods.
Sunday Video: How To Bring Back Front Yard Businesses
About Here takes a dive into corner retail and front yard and accessory commercial units in single-family areas. Architects have a lot of ideas...
Seattle’s 2016 News In Review
Author's Note: So many big things happened in 2016, I neglected to mention the U Link extension, which brought light rail service to Capitol Hill...
Midweek Video: Why America’s Police Look Like Soldiers
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How did America’s civilian police forces go from just uniforms and basic equipment to militarized forces mirroring the national military? Vox takes a look...
Pollution Impacts Heighten the Need for Lids or Freeway Removal
As the region prepares for Sound Transit 2 (ST2) investments to come online, several cities are increasing zoning capacity near future light rail stations....
December 7: A Critical Moment for the Lid I-5 Movement
The future of the grassroots effort to lid Interstate 5 in Seattle depends on your support at a critical event next month.
On December 7,...
5,485: One Night Unsheltered Count Reaches New High
The results of the annual One Night Count, which was conduced on January 27th, have finally been released and they show homelessness at an...