Teresa Mosqueda reaches out her arm for a selfie with Mayor Bruce Harrell with several city staffers standing behind them.

Mayor Harrell Unveils $970 Million Housing Levy Proposal

Hamstrung by rising building costs, Seattle's seven-year levy would fund 3,000 affordable homes. The Seattle Housing Levy is due for renewal this year, and Mayor...
Jackson Street with two pedestrians crossing at 5th Avenue next to the protected bike lane. The Chinatown station is in the background.

Sound Transit is Not Ready for Its Big Chinatown Station Decision

At a public meeting on Thursday afternoon, the Sound Transit Board of Directors intend to select preferred station locations for the light rail system's...

Sea-Tac Airport’s New International Arrivals Facility And North Satellite

Officials at the Port of Seattle have been geeking out recently with snazzy renderings for two new airport projects at Sea-Tac. The latest drawings unveiled...

Lynnwood Light Rail Construction Ramps Up, Temporarily Closing Trails

As soon as September 14th, Sound Transit construction in Lynnwood will temporarily close two trails: the Interurban Trail and Scriber Creek Trail. The closure will...

Soft Opening for a Hard Won Trail

It’s been forty years since the first segments of the Burke-Gilman Trail opened, replacing parts of Seattle’s railway infrastructure with bicycle and pedestrian thoroughfares....
An aerial image shows an elevated light rail station next to a big staging area and a busy collector road.

Federal Way Link Stations Not Seeing a Housing Boom

Homebuilding activity is anemic near the three Sound Transit light rail stations opening this month in South King County. The Urbanist reviews the 3,000-plus homes in the development pipeline, and explores the obstacles standing in the way.

Lennar Plans Twin Towers Next To Town Hall

Tonight at 6.30pm, the East Design Review Board will be hosting an Early Design Guidance (EDG) meeting for the planned twin-tower project located on...

Lewis Proposal Aims to Lower Cost of Building Supportive Housing

In December, Councilmember Andrew Lewis introduced legislation that could make it cheaper, easier, and faster to build permanent supportive housing (PSH) in the City...