ST 2040: A Shovel-Ready Vision for Seattle and Sound Transit
The climate crisis is an accelerating problem--while President Joe Biden has re-entered the United States in the Paris Climate Accords, temperatures are still rising,...
85-foot and 125-foot Height Limits Are A Missed Opportunity
The NC3-85 and NC3-125 zoning designations (Neighborhood Commercial 3, 85-foot/125-foot height limits) are used extensively throughout Seattle. Ostensibly, the goal of NC3 zoning is to create large,...
We Need a Holistic Traffic Model that Actually Works for Our Goals
It is time for America to get off the highway hamster wheel. Our dull-eyed pursuit of building more highways is a disaster for the...
Bellingham and Seattle Balance Urban Forestry with Housing Needs
What is the value of the row of trees that sit along your street?
Cities in Washington are working to give those trees more importance...
Adopted Regional Transportation Plan Isn’t Aligned With 2030 Climate Goals
Just a few months after adopting a long range transportation plan intended to guide investments through 2050, staff at the Puget Sound Regional Council...
Washington Republicans Mount All-Out Assault On Growth Management
Washington state Republicans have mounted an all-out assault on the state's Growth Management Act (GMA). More than a half-dozen bills have been proposed seeking...
Totem Lake Shoulders Kirkland’s Transformation and Growth
Yet designing for cars continues to be a problem in the city's fastest growing neighborhood.
When cataloging development in Kirkland, it's evident where the City...
Democrats Should Not Pass a Highway Expansion Focused Transportation Bill
Last year most local Democratic politicians lined up behind the carbon fee initiative (I-1631). That measure didn't pass. Nonetheless the coalition behind the initiative...