Sunday Video: How Fracking Became America’s Money Pit

https://youtu.be/jFWHxZpF9rc It turns out that fracking is not as lucrative as it was once thought, Bloomberg Quicktake explains.

Solving Homelessness Is More Complex Than Just Supply

In a recent article, I wrote about homelessness and mentioned that the building boom of new (mostly luxury) apartments hasn't positively affected One Night...

Sunday Video: The 15 Million Home Vacancy Conspiracy Theory Debunked

Ray Delahanty of CityNerd debunks the myth that vacant homes could single-handedly solve the housing crisis, explaining with data why America doesn't have anywhere close to 15 million homes readily available to fill the national housing shortage.
More than 100 advocates hold signs urging a balanced tax code on the steps of the state Capitol building with its many marble columns.

Op-Ed: Tech Workers Must Challenge the Political Power of Their Bosses

Tech workers like me don’t enjoy being a bargaining chip to protect our CEO’s bottom line. And we know better than anyone else that their claims are false: corporate giants can afford higher taxes.
A photograph of a parking lot that has been painted with a brightly colored mural. Traffic cones mark the area surrounding part of the mural, and an A frame sign reads "pavement to parks."

Seattle’s Neighborhood Recovery Fund Open for Proposals

Awards up to $100,000 will be distributed to community-led projects aimed at reigniting the local economy during the Covid recovery. Have you ever dreamt of organizing...

What the 2018 Population Estimate Tells Us About Flattening Rents in Seattle

Seattle rents appeared to have flattened beginning late last year. Since then, as subsequent rent surveys strengthened the pattern, the consistent explanation has been the...

Sunday Video: How Did We Create the Housing Crisis?

America's housing crisis is a complex and persistent problem. There isn't just one reason for the housing crisis, but rather many compounding policy, demographic,...
The outfield bleachers at T Mobile Park with the skyline and blue skies in the background.

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....