Is Seattle’s Climate Action Plan A Plan Of Inaction?
On Wednesday, Mayor Jenny Durkan reaffirmed Seattle’s commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement, and unveiled the climate mitigation plan, Seattle Climate Action. She promised to...
Sunday Video: Congestion Tax Stockholm
https://youtu.be/pGmHErETnjs
Stockholm has a congestion charge system in place. This video explains how it was developed and implemented.
PLUZ Committee Moves Parking Reform
On Wednesday, the Planning, Land Use, and Zoning (PLUZ) Committee passed parking reform legislation for Seattle. The legislation would making significant changes to parking policy...
Olympia Passes Housing Bills Advancing Cross Laminated Timber, Homeless Funding, and WSCC Lodging Tax
Housing policy was a big issue during the 2018 legislative session in Olympia. Washington legislators considered dozens of housing-related bills, including bills to end...
City Council Gets First Look at Draft Amendments to Parking Reform Legislation
On Wednesday, the Seattle City Council met to discuss possible amendments to proposed parking reform legislation. Councilmembers and City staff walked through an extensive...
What Does I-5 Ramp Metering Mean for SDOT’s Mercer Corridor?
It looks like the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is about to apply the brakes to Seattle Department of Transportation's car funnel that...
Cutoff Deadline for State Housing, Transportation, and Environmental Bills Fast Approaching
In the past week, the Washington State Legislature has urgently moving bills to the floor for consideration and possible vote out of their chamber of...
Could Floating Ports Provide a Different Way to Grow for the Port of Seattle?
The Port of Seattle, and its sister port in Tacoma, as part of the Northwest Seaport Alliance is a large-scale operation supporting about a...