Nearly 50 Million Passengers Moved Through Sea-Tac Airport in 2018

Sea-Tac International Airport continues to post incredible passenger growth. In 2018, the airport moved 49,849,520 passengers, just shy of the magic 50-million mark. Passengers...

Sunday Video: Non-Typical City Planner Thinking

Wes Craiglow gives a TEDx talks about city budgeting services from a spatial point of view (per acre, per square mile) and uses a...

Nearly Six Million Residents in Central Puget Sound By 2050, PSRC Says

On Thursday, the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) unveiled new growth projections through 2050. The metropolitan planning organization is projecting 1.8 million more residents...
Milk tea and towers and construction in the background

Boba: A Sweet Treat and Harbinger of Gentrification

This past April 30th, the University District played host to its first Seattle Boba Fest. 18 businesses participated in the event, an incomplete count...

Redmond Sees New Neighborhood Burgeon Around Marymoor Park as Light Rail Arrives

The 2017 Marymoor Village growth center has led to a number of larger multifamily developments in the area around Marymoor Park in Southeast Redmond. This weekend, light rail finally arrives.
A seven story apartment building with gray and white siding with red, gold, and green accents. Photo shows the view from the nearby intersection.

Seattle Leads Nation in Affordable Apartment Production

Over the last decade, the Seattle metro area produced the most affordable housing in the nation, with more than 24,000 new income-restricted apartments. New revenue streams helped the region get there, but more work is needed to alleviate the affordability crisis and hit long-term goals.
Peter Kirk Park with Kirkland Urban and construction in the background

Downtown and Rose Hill: Kirkland’s Corridor of Dense New Development

After Totem Lake, a neighborhood that is experiencing a spree of significant growth, the next notable constellation of new commercial and residential development in...

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...