Superyachts Push Ballard Bridges Soaring to New Heights
A Coast Guard vertical clearance determination dealt a blow to elevated light rail options for Ballard Link, giving tunnel alternatives a boost -- not...
Othello’s Transit-Oriented Housing Boom
The neighborhood near the Othello Link light rail station in Seattle’s South End has seen an impressive boom in market-rate and affordable rate housing...
Selecting the Best Light Rail Alignments for West Seattle, Ballard, and Downtown
Sound Transit is in the midst of winnowing options to route light rail to Ballard and West Seattle, adding a second Downtown Seattle transit...
Corporations Push Back As Details Emerge on Seattle’s Pay Up Legislation for App-Based Workers
Yesterday battle lines emerged around Pay Up, the proposed suite of legislation aimed at ensuring Seattle's growing number of app-based contract workers earn at...
Sound Transit Unveils Cost Savings Concepts for West Seattle and Ballard Light Rail
The agency is contemplating dropping three stations -- Avalon, Smith Cove, and South Lake Union -- in a $1.3 billion cost saving package.
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Industrial [Parks]: Seattle’s Green Edges
For most folks, their mental image of a city park is somewhat focused, and kinda Victorian. It’s an Olmsted designed rolling green of trees...
Rainier Beach Strives for Growth without Displacement
A Host of Market-Rate and Affordable Projects Are in the Works
Rainier Beach has long been one of Seattle’s most diverse and affordable neighborhoods. But...
A Closer Look into Seattle’s Public Developer for Social Housing Ballot Initiative
Earlier this week the House Our Neighbors! coalition filed a petition for a ballot initiative asking Seattle voters to weigh in on the creation...