Op-Ed: Seattle is the Capital of Toxic Frugality
Next week is standardized testing at the kiddos’ school. The normal seven-class-a-day schedule will be reorganized to allow morning and afternoon blocks long enough...
Bring on the Clusterwohnungen
A few years ago, Seattle ran an interesting experiment on radically densifying low rise neighborhoods with microhousing--a typology of small, minimal units that provide...
Sunday Video: The Hidden Traffic Metric That Makes Cities Worse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEE4bSWBHdQ
Dave Amos of City Beautiful explains what level-of-service is and the pitfalls of using it mitigate transportation impacts from new development. He also talks...
Eliminate the Mortgage Interest Deduction: Part One
For over half a century, America's housing policy has been shaped around a deeply regressive tax deduction. That has to change.
Imagine yourself standing in...
Minimum Wage Initiative Launches in Renton, Builds Off Successes in South King County
Hot off the coattails of a resounding electoral victory to raise the minimum wage in Tukwila, a new coalition has formed to launch a...
Good Urbanism, not Event Surges and Quick Fixes Will Spur Downtown Recovery
This month, Seattle has hosted some of its biggest events of the summer and local pundits are busy writing the first draft of history....
Over 90% of Seattle’s New Buildings Are Mixed-Use or Multi-Family
The City of Seattle released new construction data on January 15th and it shows a remarkable amount of new building. There were 8,311 housing...
Sunday Video: How China’s Flagship Belt and Road Project Stalled Out
https://youtu.be/AU1OvrbawE8
China has been heavily focused on global infrastructure initiatives through its Belt and Road strategy to increase the country’s prosperity and influence. A key...