Measuring Success on the Urban Villages Strategy, Part 2: Resource Use, Conservation, and Healthy...
Editor's Note: This is Part 2 in a three-part series on measuring the success of Seattle's urban village strategy. For background on the report, see...
Seattleites Demand Housing Fixes, but Chamber Overlooks Their Own Poll Finding
The chamber and friends are focused on homeless sweeps and pinning blame on progressive councilmembers, rather than housing solutions.
On Monday, the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber...
Seattle’s Population Nears 800,000 in Latest State Tally
Seattle grew by 18,500 residents in one year to a total of 797,700, according to recently released state figures. Meanwhile, Tacoma surpassed 225,000, Redmond crossed 80,000, and Bellevue hit 155,000 in those population estimates.
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...
Sunday Video: The Power of Storytelling Through Data
Ben Wellington uses data in innovative ways to tell interesting stories which enhance our understanding of cities. In comedic fashion, Wellington explains some of...
Sunday Video: The Value of Data Sharing
Releasing data captured by government agencies in an accessible way to the public, has the potential to produce interesting insights about city life. Ben...
Midweek Video: Where is the Densest Place in the United States?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM9_MbaEoY4
In this video short, Dave Amos of City Beautiful talks about the how the United States Census Bureau measures population and highlights an oddity...
Navigating Kirkland’s Pedestrian Nightmare — And Paradise
Whenever I write an article or series that charts the development of cities and neighborhoods in the Puget Sound, I always make an effort...