Why We Need an Affordable Talaris
Many areas in the North End of Seattle historically kept out communities of color. It contained a patchwork of racial covenants, and banks furthered...
City Council Passes Right to Counsel for Tenants Facing Evictions
In a unanimous vote Monday, the Seattle City Council guaranteed the right to counsel to tenants facing eviction proceedings. Sponsored by Councilmembers Kshama Sawant,...
Interbay Armory Legislation Approaches Approval
A bill to set up a public ownership authority at the Interbay Armory site is in the last stages of the legislative process. On...
Stay Housed Campaign Launches with King County Tenants Rights Push
A group of tenant advocates and progressive organizations are banding together to push for new renter protections in a “Stay Housed, Stay Healthy” campaign,...
Seattle Has the Space
Seattle is in a housing crisis, not a land crisis. We have plenty of land in this city. So much land we have the...
Draft Plan Inches Toward Modest Upzones around 130th and 148th Street Link Stations
Urbanists have been hoping that arrival of light rail to North Seattle would transform single-family sprawl oriented around I-5 and a 160-acre publicly-owned golf...
Shoreline Apartment Boom Picks Up Along RapidRide E, Still in Infancy Near Light Rail
Outside its light rail station areas, Shoreline has seen a noticeable bump in apartment planning, permitting, and construction in the past few years. Upwards...
A Perspective from the City Across the Lake
It was fitting for my first full day in the Pacific Northwest to start off with a cold and rainy January morning. As I...