Seattle’s Housing Construction Booms While Permitting Flashes Warning Signs
Plummeting permits could point to a housing slowdown and less affordable housing money after a banner year.
Seattle’s housing production set a new record in...
Battle Lines Emerging for Open Seattle Council Seat
Council winnowed 72 applicants down to eight, with Tanya Woo and Vivian Song leading contenders.
The Seattle City Council has a vacancy and 72 people...
Op-Ed: Restore Capitol Hill’s Route 47 to Serve Rider Needs and Climate Goals
A fundamental tenet of public transit is “a rider cannot ride a bus that does not exist.” We ask our transit to do a...
A Christmas Market That Doesn’t Suck Is Still Elusive for Seattle
Holiday merrymaking should involve more whimsy, less rigmarole, and less price gouging.
Seattle still hasn't cracked the code to create a true Christmas market that...
Op-Ed: The Seattle Police Department Has an Efficiency Problem
SPD’s refusal to offload low-priority calls is undermining its ability to solve serious crimes.
Over recent decades, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) has increasingly handled...
How Fried Chicken Can Ruin Cities or Enrich Them
Clogging arteries is a fast food joint specialty, but good urban planning can get things flowing.
You may have seen in the news that some...
The NHL Winter Classic Can Accelerate Seattle’s Sonics Boom
Seattle’s big hockey Winter Classic success at the ballpark offers lessons to nightly sports on the other side of town.
Op-Ed: What’s in a Name? Tacoma Town Center and the Future of Downtown
The stalling out of major downtown redevelopment offers a chance to finetune goals.
The Tacoma Town Center, a $300-million project that is to be developed...