Opinion

Finish Pierce County’s Light Rail Starter Line

Sound Transit built the last two miles of Pierce County’s Link light rail spine decades ago in the downtown core of Tacoma. The rail...

State Model Code for Middle Housing is Missing Enough Housing

Commerce recently had a consultant create a form-based code, but the draft fails to advance housing abundance. Now that Washington State’s Middle Housing bill (HB1110)...

Sound Transit Board Okays Displacement Heavy Everett Link Alternatives

Alignment and station alternatives to be studied for the Everett Link light rail extension have been set. In June, the Sound Transit board adopted...

How King County Manages Its Waste

A trip to Cedar Hills Regional Landfill shows garbage’s disappearing act is an illusion. There’s a great episode of 99 Percent Invisible that compares residential waste collection...

Op-Ed: Re-Elect Kelli Curtis to Kirkland City Council

We enthusiastically endorse the re-election of Kirkland City Councilmember Kelli Curtis. Curtis has two opponents, so her race for Council Position 2 will be...

Building the Body Athletic 2023: The Year in Seattle Sports

We deem that this year in Seattle Sports was PRETTY GOOD. We wished farewell to a G.O.A.T, while witnessing a playoff force rising from...

Harrell’s Downtown Plan for the Perfect Seattle

City dirty. Apply antiseptic liberally. The flexible hybrid schedules and the hit-and-miss Return to Office plans of major employers are hurting most cities’ central business...
Harrell stands at a lectern with a grin. His deputy mayors and Burgess wear masks.

Is Harrell Drifting to the Right Amidst Deputy Mayor Shakeup?

Mayor promotes Burgess to deputy mayor following Monisha Harrell's departure. Mayor Bruce Harrell is parting ways with Senior Deputy Mayor Monisha Harrell, the Seattle Times...