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...
Harrell’s Downtown Plan for the Perfect Seattle
City dirty. Apply antiseptic liberally.
The flexible hybrid schedules and the hit-and-miss Return to Office plans of major employers are hurting most cities’ central business...
Is Harrell Drifting to the Right Amidst Deputy Mayor Shakeup?
Mayor promotes Burgess to deputy mayor following Monisha Harrell's departure.
Mayor Bruce Harrell is parting ways with Senior Deputy Mayor Monisha Harrell, the Seattle Times...
The Urbanist Podcast: Grass Lawns and Foxtail’s Deadly Danger to Dogs
Summertime gets us thinking about a whole bunch of stuff, including grass. In cities across North America, grass yards are often a symbol of...
Build Light Rail In-Road Instead of Demolishing Housing, Balducci Urges Sound Transit
However agency leaders displayed hesitancy to inconvenience cars to build transit more efficiently.
On Thursday, the Sound Transit Board pressed the agency's heads of corridor...
Leaked Everett Link Plans Heavy on Displacement, Light on Connectivity
Sound Transit plans continue to avoid taking car lanes to site light rail. Greater displacement, less space for transit-oriented housing, and more dangerous crossings...
Bumping Seattle’s Comp Plan Release to Autumn Pressurizes the Schedule and the Stakes
Seattle’s Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) has announced that release of the One Seattle Comprehensive Plan will be delayed until September. The...