Amazon Job Estimates Fill in Gaps About Housing Downturn
In the summer of last year we discovered that Seattle’s population growth rate had fallen for the first time since 2010, according to state...
Melbourne: A Case Study in the Revitalization of City Laneways, Part 2
Article Note: This is the second installment of a two-part series on laneways. See Part 1 for background on efforts to enhance Melbourne's laneway network including discussion of...
Zoomers Flock to Tacoma over Pricey Seattle
You would have to be quite old to remember when it was cheaper to live in the city than the countryside. It’s been a...
The Cost of Vision Zero
Every life is precious, and over the course of a year, thousands of lives in Seattle are impacted by traffic violence.
In just the past...
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:...
Map of the Week: Average Annual Household Carbon Emissions
We are a carbon-based society. Our daily lives are built around our ability to acquire and consume goods, produce things, move freely from one...
Poll Indicates Washingtonians Strongly Favor Statewide Missing Middle Housing Bill
More than 60% of likely Washington voters indicated they were supportive of legislation to increase production of missing middle housing across the state in...
Despite Slowdown Worries, 2021 Sets A Townhouse Production Record in Seattle
Last year, The Urbanist covered a Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties (MBAKS) report suggesting that townhouse development in Seattle might be...