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...
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...
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.
Washington State Hits 7.7 Million with 14.6% Growth in 2020 Census
The United States Census bureau released its decennial population figures today and revealed that Washington state's 7,705,281 residents represents 14.6% growth or nearly one...
Puget Sound Aviation Forecast Suggests Second Sea-Tac-Sized Airport Needed by 2050
On Thursday, the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) released the first part of a multi-year aviation study for the four-county region. The study's early...
Seattleites Want Mid-Rise Social Housing Even More Than Sixplexes, Polls Shows
Social housing is popular in Seattle -- so popular it even seems to override concerns about appropriate building scale and amorphous "neighborhood character." To...
Single Family Zones Are Biggest Culprits in Displacement of Black Seattleites
Seattle's single family areas have seen their Black population plummet by 9,126 since 1990. Meanwhile, "urban village" neighborhood have added more than 8,000 Black residents in that span. Why then is low-density zoning expected to blunt displacement?
2020 Census Includes Some Surprises for Seattle Council District Redistricting
Ahead of the 2023 election, the seven Seattle City Council districts are set to be redrawn using 2020 U.S. Census figures to rebalance each...