Sunday Video: Suburbia Is Subsidized (NJB Has the Math)
Not Just Bikes runs numbers on how different development types pan out in terms of costs and benefits to communities with fascinating 3D visuals....
WSCC Addition Still Barreling Toward October Construction Start
On Tuesday morning, the members of the Washington State Convention Center (WSCC) Addition Board gathered within the convention center they hope to supplement to get updated on...
Sunday Video: The Real Cost of Cruises
https://youtu.be/0nCT8h8gO1g
Hasan Minhaj explains the downsides of the growing cruise ship industry.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Industrial Use, An Introduction
In this series of four articles, I am going to lay out an argument that Seattle should mix industrial uses in our residential and...
Will Linkage Fees Keep Properties Off The Market?
In my last article on linkage fees I made the case that the typical supply and demand dynamics we are familiar with from buying gasoline...
Seattle Council Greenlights Rinck’s B&O Tax Overhaul
On Monday, the City Council voted unanimously to send the Seattle Shield Initiative to voters this November. Sponsored by Alexis Mercedes Rinck, the proposal shifts B&O tax burden away from small businesses and toward larger ones, raising an estimated $81 million annually to shore up the City budget.
Sunday Video: All The Ways Car Dependency Make Things Worse
Ray Delahanty of CityNerd goes through a litany of reasons why car dependency makes American society worse off from public health and environmental quality...
Evergreen Impact Housing Fund Contributes to Nearly 750 Affordable Homes
Financing affordable housing is not an easy endeavor, and many projects end up with funding gaps that impede them from moving forward. ...