PSRC’s 2017 Travel Survey Shows Transit Is Popular, Free Parking Induces Driving
The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) has released their 2017 travel survey data and it contains some really interesting nuggets. Households were asked a...
Melbourne: A Case Study in the Revitalization of City Laneways, Part 1
Article Note: This is the first installment of a two-part series on laneways, see Part 2.
“We need an approach that will see our cities...
Map of the Week: Equal Population Mapper
The good folks at Slate introduced a creative mapping tool, dubbed the Equal Population Mapper. This interactive graphic allows users to pick a population...
Measuring Success on the Urban Villages Strategy, Part 3: Open Space, Development, Shared Prosperity,...
Editor’s Note: This is Part 3 in a three-part series on measuring the success of Seattle’s urban village strategy. For background on the report, see...
2 Line Beats Ridership Expectations, 1 Line Has Second-Best Month Ever
Ridership on the abridged Eastside-only 2 Line has surpassed agency expectations, with daily light rail boardings hovering around 6,000 between May and July. The Link 1 Line also posted strong ridership numbers this summer.
The Puget Sound Is Adding More Than 4,800 Jobs Monthly, But Where’s The Housing?
If you thought that regional growth might be petering out, you'd be wrong. Recent data from the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) shows that...
Sunday Video: Las Vegas Loop — Gamechanger or Complete Waste of Time?
Boosters of the Boring Company’s Las Vegas Loop tout high capacity of individual Teslas operating through the single lane tunnels. Is this really the...
Google Planned New Sustainable High-Rise Campus in Kirkland
Update: On January 20th, 2023, the City of Kirkland announced that Google will not be proceeding with the sale of the Lee Johnson site...