Ballard’s Historic District Board Looks to Blow the Roof Off Street Cafes
The future of wildly popular streateries now rests in a narrow view of the street's past.
It’s 9am on a Thursday morning in the multipurpose...
More Chinatown Station Ideas Floated as Sound Transit Meanders toward Decision
Will the station be shallow, deep, or somewhere between? On Fourth or Fifth Avenue? Or skip Chinatown and Midtown altogether for a Pioneer Square...
Pollet, Pedersen, and Blethen Assail State Housing Push
In this WALeg report, predictable opposition arises against missing middle housing bills.
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Important Bills at a Glance.
The Week’s Focus: Condominium Act reforms.
The...
State Road Safety Push Overlooks Design, Dwells on Enforcement
On Thursday, a bipartisan group of leaders held a press conference addressing a new focus on traffic safety during this legislative session. Sen. Marko...
Read Our I-135 Endorsement, Ballots Arriving This Week
The special election to determine whether Seattle will embrace a new social housing model starts this week. Ballots for Initiative 135 will be mailed...
Republican Co-Sponsor Explains Why He Joined Missing Middle Housing Push
Rep. Andrew Barkis hopes 2023 will be the year for supply-side housing legislation in Washington State.
It's no secret that Republicans have been in...
Savings and Nonstarters Found in Ballard Interbay Light Rail Revisions
Sound Transit has released further information about possible alignment and station changes for the Interbay and Ballard portions of the West Seattle Ballard Link...
Navigating Kirkland’s Pedestrian Nightmare — And Paradise
Whenever I write an article or series that charts the development of cities and neighborhoods in the Puget Sound, I always make an effort...