Op-Ed: It’s Time for Seattle to Cancel the Blue Angels
The highly polluting airshow should be a relic of the past as we face the climate crisis.
Dear Seattle, it’s time to be as brave...
Harrell Signs Industrial Land Reform into Law
The overhaul makes way for 3,000 homes, but a SoDo Makers District with 900 homes didn't make the cut.
On Tuesday, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell...
Sound Transit Can’t Deliver Planned ST3 Service Levels Without Major Changes
Starved of vehicles and storage space, the full light rail expansion program is threatened with reduced service levels and quality. Another major reset is...
Bellevue Councilmember Oversteps Authority to Block Additional Housing Capacity
In rejecting midrise zoning, Councilmember Robertson cited a handshake agreement with homeowners, worrying more homes would "unduly alarm the neighborhoods."
If completing legally-mandated, once-in-a-decade planning...
Spokane Leads the Way with Parking Reform
One year ago, Spokane shocked the state by passing a sweeping housing reform bill that, among other things, reduced minimum lot sizes and legalized fourplexes anywhere...
Sound Transit Board Okays Displacement Heavy Everett Link Alternatives
Alignment and station alternatives to be studied for the Everett Link light rail extension have been set. In June, the Sound Transit board adopted...
How King County Manages Its Waste
A trip to Cedar Hills Regional Landfill shows garbage’s disappearing act is an illusion.
There’s a great episode of 99 Percent Invisible that compares residential waste collection...
Building the Body Athletic 2023: The Year in Seattle Sports
We deem that this year in Seattle Sports was PRETTY GOOD. We wished farewell to a G.O.A.T, while witnessing a playoff force rising from...