These Housing Bills Need a Boost as Cutoff Looms
State senators and representatives are scrambling to get their bills out of committee with a "Do Pass" recommendation before the cutoff on Monday, February...
How Seattle Can Become a City of Two Million
Imagine two million people living in Seattle city limits. You may think this is only possible with a skyline like New York or Hong...
Midweek Video: Why Do People Commute By Airplane?
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Super commuting was on the up and up prior to the pandemic. Why are people doing it, who is doing it, and what can...
Snohomish County Explores Higher Lot Coverage Allowances in Medium Density Zones for Housing
Land use reform in Snohomish County could bring increased lot coverage to multifamily and commercial zones in unincorporated urban growth areas. Increasing the development...
Seattle Needs to Leverage Its Bus Network
When it comes to the spotlight for transportation projects and upgrades, buses never get the publicity. To most, a bus is boring. It is a...
Stone Way: Still Booming
An up-and-coming neighborhood sandwiched on the border of Fremont and Wallingford has added 2,000 apartments in a decade, and another wave is on the...
Are Historic Districts a New Variation to Restrictive Covenants?
If Seattle’s Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) program set a citywide precedent, then a push by wealthy Wallingford homeowners to turn single-family zoned areas into...
Sound Transit Puts Equitable TOD and Bathroom Policy Reform Front and Center
Sound Transit is making good on a policy directive to expand bathroom access to facilities and equitable transit-oriented development (TOD) commitments in Seattle. The...