Puget Sound Energy Rate Increase Would Fund Harmful Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
Residential Puget Sound Energy (PSE) customers could see electric bills surge by more than 20% and gas bills by almost 17%. Later this month,...
Inslee’s Proposes $7,500 Electric Car Rebate and $1,000 E-Bike Rebate in $626 Million Climate...
Transit continues to take a back seat, and investments in walking, rolling, and biking are at the symbolic rather than transformative level.
Governor Jay Inslee...
Montlake SR-520 Expansion Contract Comes in $30 Million Over Budget
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will pay a contracting firm $455 million to complete the next phase of freeway expansion through central Seattle:...
City As Affordable Housing Developer?
It should be painfully obvious by now that a ‘free market solution’ to low-income housing (and at this rate—even quality, affordable housing) in Seattle...
Sunday Video: How Native Hawaiians Fought The US Navy and Won
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nWZ15JeZnc
An island in Hawaiʻi had long been occupied and used by the United States military. But native Hawaiians fought to restore it to the...
Seattle’s Geologic Hazards Can Be Overwhelming, But Preparation Can Start Now
“Seismic” buttons in Seattle’s elevators hide ubiquitously in plain sight. When I was new to the city last year, these buttons were a reminder...
Sunday Video: Europe Is Also Sprawling, But Not Like The US
Europe gets high praise for its medieval and historic city centers, leaving tourists an impression that nearly everything is neatly compact. But Europe has...
Lewis’ Increased Seattle Parks Spending Would Invest in Climate, Equity Fund, Off-Leash Areas
Councilmember Andrew Lewis (District 7) has released his six-year funding plan (2023-2028) for the Seattle Metropolitan Park District, the third funding plan made public...