Washington State Is Losing Control of the Columbia Interstate Bridge Replacement Megaproject
Restarted by Governors Inslee and Brown in 2019, the IBR has been on a glidepath toward repeating the mistakes of the failed Columbia River...
Nuance In My Backyard
Nimbys, Yimbys, and How Toxic Waste Kicked Off Both Movements.
For years, I’ve identified as a fervent Yimby advocate — an acronym which means “Yes,...
URBANIST G.O.R.E. 2023!
Once again at the darkest part of the year, we gather in the spirit of Krampus, the Christmas demon who takes bad children into...
Seattle’s Geologic Hazards Can Be Overwhelming, But Preparation Can Start Now
“Seismic” buttons in Seattle’s elevators hide ubiquitously in plain sight. When I was new to the city last year, these buttons were a reminder...
Cascadia’s Chinatown Problem
According to news reports, it is difficult to walk into Chinatown without seeing urban blight and homelessness. The city’s pre-eminent ethnic neighborhood is difficult...
Alex Pedersen’s Odd Resistance to Food Trucks, Bike Lanes, and Other Adaptive Street Use
While the vast majority of Seattleites identify as progressive when polled, the City of Seattle's approach to many of its biggest problems is fundamentally...
Public Safety Politics and the Even Election Reckoning
The votes have all been tallied and the red wave has officially folded in on itself, leaving even more blue shore than before in...
Transit Trouble is Brewing in Tacoma
Planned transit bypasses downtown and threatens investments across the city. It is not too late for a reset.
By virtually all metrics, a 15-minute...