Op-Ed: South Tacoma Mega Warehouse Exemplifies Environmental Racism
South Tacoma faces the threat of a warehouse complex that would exacerbate air pollution, extreme heat, and violent crime.
It’s no coincidence that the already...
Puget Sound Gateway Project Reveals State’s Lack of Freight Vision
The State has a role in defining the market for freight and charting emissions reductions with a shift to rail.
When the Washington State Legislature...
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...