Washington Can’t (and Doesn’t Have to) Wait!
For years, Washington failed to fully address climate change, rising housing insecurity, and the impacts of decades of environmental injustice. This summer, wildfires coupled...
Metro Delays Park-and-Ride Redevelopment Plans, Save for 232 Affordable Homes
In the midst of a regional housing crunch and global climate emergency, a park-and-ride next to a soon-to-open light rail station is successfully clinging...
Sunday Video: Why Are There So Many Strip Malls?
https://youtu.be/5yIswZLu_cY
Dave Amos walks through the history of strip malls, how they are designed, and how they are being adapted.
Op-Ed: Why Kitsap County Can’t Stop Sprawling
Washington State is forcing Kitsap County to re-do its Comprehensive Plan for lack of low-income housing, ignoring wildfire risk, and neglecting safe streets requirements. The do-over is a chance to turn away from sprawl, writes Travis Merrigan.
City Council Passes Temporary Moratorium on Mobile Home Park Redevelopment, Waterfront LID
On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved a temporary moratorium on mobile home sites across the city, limiting the ability of those sites from...
Sunday Video: Can North America Do Train Station Right?
Ray Delahanty of CityNerd ranks principal train stations across the United States and Canada for population catchment in proximity to them. Seattle makes the...
Why I’m An Urbanist
When I was four years old, I wrote a letter to Mother Nature. Signed, sealed, and delivered to the boulder in our suburban front...
Seattle City Council Expands Free Student Transit Passes, Modifies Incentives for Green Building
The Seattle City Council had a busy Monday. It passed new incentives for the Living Building Challenge and green building more widely, made material...