What Do We Want From Our Next Seattle?
What do we want this city to be? And who do we want it to belong to?
In a recent essay published by the New...
Rapid Buildup Fuels Downtown Bellevue Skyline
Since 2018, a deluge of construction projects in Downtown Bellevue has been completed and begun to form Bellevue's adolescent skyline. This spree has been...
Spokane Poised to Broadly Allow Missing Middle Housing
For years, West Coast cities have been facing a housing emergency, as chronic under-building of housing met massive demand, spurred by good jobs and the high...
Sunday Video: What’s Good and Bad About Portland Transit
Reece Martin on RM Transit discusses Portland's transit system, which has an expansive light rail and streetcar network. Martin show how Portland is doing...
Urbanism 101: What is an EcoDistrict?
Urbanism 101 is a series that breaks down concepts in urban planning, policy, and related fields using vivid examples. In this introductory article, we're...
Edmonds City Council Rejects Grant to Study Missing Middle Housing
Last week, the Edmonds City Council voted to tell the city's mayor, Mike Nelson, and city staff not to proceed with accepting a "middle...
Outpacing Suburbs, Seattle Grows 20,100 in One Year in Latest State Population Estimate
Seattle's population rebounded from its brief pandemic dip with a vengeance according to the latest population estimates from the Washington State Office of Financial...
Evergreen Impact Housing Fund Contributes to Nearly 750 Affordable Homes
Financing affordable housing is not an easy endeavor, and many projects end up with funding gaps that impede them from moving forward. ...