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Wilson stands on a rooftop in Capitol Hill with a Mona Lisa smile. She's a White middle-aged woman with dark hair.

Wilson Leads Harrell in Seattle Mayor Poll

A new Northwest Progressive Institute poll of Seattle voters that found challenger Katie Wilson had a slight lead over incumbent Bruce Harrell in the mayoral race, with 36% of respondents voting for challenger Katie Wilson if the general election for mayor were being held today, while 33% preferring incumbent Bruce Harrell, and 30% unsure.

Op-Ed: Ranking Deadliest Cities for Pedestrians and Cyclists in Washington State

Which Washington cities have the deadliest streets and roads may surprise you. Puyallup, Lynnwood and Olympia are by far the most dangerous cities for people walking and biking based on per capita serious crash rate. Travis Merrigan breaks down the data.

Sunday Video: Building Seattle One Permit At A Time

http://youtu.be/7rmk9X0ZYto Seattle Building Permits Visualization by data.seattle.gov on YouTube. A short visualization of building permits in Seattle since 2006. This is astounding!
A view of the downtown Seattle skyline from a Capitol Hill rooftop

2019 Population Estimates Have Seattle Pushing 750,000 with Steady Growth

Seattle, King County, and Washington State growth rates all stabilized for the last year of this long decade. The Office of Financial Management's (OFM) April...

PSRC Regional Trip Survey: Driving Down, Active Transportation Up

The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) recently released a report highlighting data from the 2014 Regional Travel Study and previous studies. The report compared the results from...

Mountlake Terrace’s Town Center Slowly Emerges Ahead of Light Rail

More than 1,800 homes are under construction, recently completed, or planned near Mountlake Terrace Station, where light rail service will soon commence.
i-90 traffic under the Mercer Island lid at the HOV off-ramp to the island.

Mercer Island Debates Surveillance Cameras

Critics have raised concerns about a lack of privacy, data security, or demonstrated effectiveness in reducing crime. Mercer Island has a new initiative under consideration:...

Smart Grids: Technology for a Green Urban Energy Future

The buzzwords “smart grid” have been floating around in environmentalist circles, national security circles, and it’s even made an appearance in urbanist media. Hype...