License Plate Readers Proliferate in Washington, Bringing Concerns over ICE Overreach
Automatic license plate readers have proliferated across 81 cities in Washington State, and audits have shown federal agents and anti-abortion states are using Washington plate data to hunt abortion seekers, immigrants, and refugees. This is despite state sanctuary laws intended to shield such vulnerable populations.
Scope Out Bellevue’s Skyline of Tomorrow
Buried behind a storm of mammoth projects are yet more potential development proposals in Downtown Bellevue. While these projects don't possess the scale of...
Seattle Region’s Extensive Blanket of Exclusionary Zoning Illustrated in New Study
It's no secret that restrictive zoning is prevalent in the Seattle metropolitan area, but a new study underway at the Urban Institute is taking...
Rents In San Francisco Are Determined By Demand, New Data Show
Slightly better than the worst possible outcome (detail), by Christine Hou
By putting together 60+ years of housing data, much of it gathered from newspaper microfiche,...
Holiday Video: America’s Most Dynamic Cities
Some people like consistency and little change, but others like vitality, energy, and dynamism. Ray Delahanty of CityNerd dives into a top 10 list...
Map of the Week: Densification Is Everywhere
Between 2012 and 2013, Seattle was the nation's fastest growing big city ($). Headline after headline since cheered this revelation, and it may very well still be...
Fact Check: No Explosion in Demolitions
Two recent articles, the first in ARCADE magazine, the second a follow-up in Seattle Magazine, have claimed that Seattle is experiencing an enormous and...
Blasting Past 700,000: Seattle Gained 20,847 People In One Year
Seattle is back on top. Among big cities, Seattle is growing faster than any other (on a percentage basis) as it added 20,847 people...