Annual Seattle Design Festival Kicks Off August 20
It's time to get ready for the 12th annual Seattle Design Festival, which will be held August 20-26 at locations across the city. This...
How to Rescue South Bellevue Station from Suburban Asphyxiation
From a transit-oriented development perspective, in the nearly $3.7 billion East Link light rail extension, the most shameful station area, by far, is around...
Let’s Throw Shade on Aurora Avenue
Street-end plazas would create space for trees, community, and safety on one of Seattle's hottest, and most dangerous, streets for pedestrians.
Last week was...
New Park Offers a Glimpse of a Healthier Duwamish River
Officially listed as a Superfund site by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2001, the Duwamish River continues to be one of the most...
Manchin-Approved Climate Bill Focuses on Electric Car Rebates and Ignores Transit, Walking, and Biking
Yesterday, Senate Democrats made a surprise announcement that they finally had a climate bill likely to clear the chamber after Sen. Joe Manchin (D...
Seattle Is Decades Away from the Heat Mitigation It Needs
Dr. Jeremy Hess saw burns on the legs of paramedics who kneeled to care for heatstroke patients during last year’s deadly heatwave in Seattle....
Pierce County Nearing Final Allocation of 20-Year Growth Targets With Tacoma As Breadwinner
Pierce County is close to allocating its growth targets to local municipalities and unincorporated areas. In total, the county is supposed to accommodate 264,785...
Bellevue’s Parking Obsession is Climate Arson
During my research and writing of the Downtown Bellevue development articles, I actively estimated the amount of parking spaces that Bellevue had recently added...