Opinion

The outfield bleachers at T Mobile Park with the skyline and blue skies in the background.

Good Urbanism, not Event Surges and Quick Fixes Will Spur Downtown Recovery

This month, Seattle has hosted some of its biggest events of the summer and local pundits are busy writing the first draft of history....

Harrell Signs Industrial Land Reform into Law

The overhaul makes way for 3,000 homes, but a SoDo Makers District with 900 homes didn't make the cut. On Tuesday, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell...

Save the Trees, Build Urban Housing!

My journey to urbanism took a twisted path. I grew up in rural Kitsap County, studied forest ecology, and worked in the woods of...

Op-Ed: Off-Base Form-Based Codes Could Be Headed to Seattle

Right now, the city of Seattle is at a crossroads. As a robust job market, the city has never had a housing plan that...

Op-Ed: Save Luma the Giant Cedar from Redevelopment

Tree activists rally, seeking to save a giant red cedar in Wedgwood from the ax. Luma is a healthy old growth Western red cedar in...

Sound Transit Can’t Deliver Planned ST3 Service Levels Without Major Changes

Starved of vehicles and storage space, the full light rail expansion program is threatened with reduced service levels and quality. Another major reset is...

Bellevue Councilmember Oversteps Authority to Block Additional Housing Capacity

In rejecting midrise zoning, Councilmember Robertson cited a handshake agreement with homeowners, worrying more homes would "unduly alarm the neighborhoods." If completing legally-mandated, once-in-a-decade planning...
Spokane Council Member Zack Zappone and others in front of a new Spokane apartment building.

Spokane Leads the Way with Parking Reform

One year ago, Spokane shocked the state by passing a sweeping housing reform bill that, among other things, reduced minimum lot sizes and legalized fourplexes anywhere...