Mailbox Peak Trailhead Direct Launches June 16th
A third Trailhead Direct route will launch this weekend, linking outdoor enthusiasts and hikers to the Mailbox Peak Trailhead. King County Metro Transit will...
Are North Seattle’s Legislators Opposed to Protecting Vulnerable Road Users?
Last week, the sexist, anti-bike (see second image below), anti-safe streets "neighborhood group" Save 35th Ave NE, who has been demanding that the 35th...
What We’re Reading: MLT TOD, Climate Change Adaptation, and Stone Age Policy
Rejecting inaction: In Phoenix, complete streets volunteers resigned en mass in response to inaction by city officials.
Paris Accord in 2018: The United States is...
Sunday Video: An Ode to Street Trees
https://youtu.be/uoRsVdIyhUM
What’s so great about street trees? City Beautiful offers some positive benefits of them in this video short.
What Is the Correct Percentage of Single-Family Zoning in Seattle?
Three years ago, the previous mayor’s Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) draft proposal was leaked to the press, which zeroed in on just...
Seattle Considers Greater Tree Planting and Preservation Measures
Seattle has a citywide goal of 30% tree canopy coverage by 2037. While the city is 2% short of that goal according to the...
City Council Allows Taller Wood Buildings, Reforms Street Vacation Process and Advances Waterfront LID
On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved several actions related to land use and public space. These included revisions to the Seattle Building Code...
DEIS Shows Options and Urgency of Pending Backyard Cottage Reform
Seattle, a city of 348,000 homes, has built just 579 backyard cottages since 1994, the year the region also enacted an urban growth boundary...