Say “Yes, And” to Affordable Housing in Seattle
Seattle voters will have the opportunity to vote on building housing on publicly owned land on February 14. This housing would go to renters...
Texts Reveal Durkan’s Office Used Covert Efforts to Disperse Protesters
Fourteen days after Seattle Police abandoned their East Precinct, then Mayor Jenny Durkan’s office began to develop “covert” plans to expel protesters from the...
Sounder Needs More Service, Not More Parking Garages
Elected officials have approved another 1,500 car parking stalls at select stations along the Sounder S Line. This capital investment is astronomically expensive for...
One Stairway is Enough to Reach Housing Heaven
A bill allowing single-stairway "point access block" buildings would enhance housing and neighborhoods.
On February 2nd the Washington State Senate held its first hearing on...
Build Ballard Link Faster and Better By Skipping Second Downtown Tunnel
Savings could elevate light rail in Rainier Valley, speeding up service, improving safety, and fully automate the system.
Sound Transit is currently planning the West...
Ballard’s Historic District Board Looks to Blow the Roof Off Street Cafes
The future of wildly popular streateries now rests in a narrow view of the street's past.
It’s 9am on a Thursday morning in the multipurpose...
More Chinatown Station Ideas Floated as Sound Transit Meanders toward Decision
Will the station be shallow, deep, or somewhere between? On Fourth or Fifth Avenue? Or skip Chinatown and Midtown altogether for a Pioneer Square...
Pollet, Pedersen, and Blethen Assail State Housing Push
In this WALeg report, predictable opposition arises against missing middle housing bills.
Also in this digest:
Important Bills at a Glance.
The Week’s Focus: Condominium Act reforms.
The...