Opinion

Op-Ed: How to Create Libraries of the Future 

These six ideas would create a brighter future for local libraries by adapting to emerging needs. Currently, both the Seattle Public Library (SPL) and the...

Sound Transit Advances Long-Awaited Graham and Boeing Access Infill Station Plans

On Thursday, the Sound Transit System Expansion Committee approved a contract to start project development work on two Seattle infill stations. The long-awaited Graham...

Seattle’s Five Strangest Single-Use Zones

Seattle's massive number of zones hide a couple very weird outliers. Or they would be outliers, if there weren't so many.

Op-Ed: Amtrak Cascades Needs Track and Service Improvements

A rapid mode shift from planes and lanes to trains is a healthy climate solution. Many thanks to Stephen Fesler for his reporting on the...

Op-Ed: Correcting the Narrative about Seattle’s Tree Ordinance

Fellow Seattleites, I have good news: Our city's trees are not doomed. Despite what you may have heard, Seattle’s recently passed tree ordinance will not...

Op-Ed: Sound Transit Must Deliver the Link Frequencies It Promised

The agency needs more trains, fewer pinch points, and a commitment to operational efficiency. Sound Transit has been slow-walking details about the agency’s inability to...
A five-story mixed-use brick building under construction on Phinney Avenue.

Harrell Delays Comprehensive Plan Release Again, Likely to 2024

Urge the Harrell administration to move forward with a plan for housing abundance and affordability. Despite an earlier pledge of an April release for the...
Seattle City Hall sign and steps.

Campaign Cash Pours In for Centrist Seattle Candidates

Right-leaning political action committees have spent more than one million dollars to support their aligned Seattle candidates. Control of the Seattle City Council is on...