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...
Stone Way Building Boom Continues at Edge of Fremont and Wallingford
The transformation of Stone Way, the arterial street delineating the official border between Fremont and Wallingford, continues with another spate of projects. One of...
Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan Needs to Meet Higher Expectations
Every eight years the City of Seattle has a chance to make progressive changes to how we grow ranging from jobs, amenities, mobility and...
County Proposes Concrete Co-Op as Private Companies Continue to Throttle Supply and Lock Out...
Last week, concrete drivers represented by Teamster Local No. 174 offered to return to work at three of the six concrete companies facing a...
International District Development Wave Comes with Growing Pains and Opportunities
More than 4,500 homes have been constructed, permitted, or proposed in the Chinatown-International District since 2019 -- 1,240 units of them affordable, based on...
Housing for Homeless Coming to the Eastside Despite Opposition
Despite public perception, our region’s homelessness crisis affects our Eastside communities and is not just a Seattle problem. Supportive services, including permanent supportive housing...
Downtown Seattle Declares Itself Resurgent at Annual Gala
The theme was resurgence at the Downtown Seattle Association's annual State of Downtown event yesterday. With two years of pandemic suffering and emergency public...
The Urbanist Podcast: Seattle Turns in a Terrible Scorecard on Golf Lands
Hello listeners! In this episode, reporter Ray Dubicki and I talk about golf: a sport that continues to leave a large footprint on American...