Bellevue Council Update: Comprehensive Plan Outreach and Managing Growth
With a unanimous vote to close out last night's meeting, Bellevue City Council officially approved the upcoming years-long outreach process for the city's Comprehensive...
McGauley: The Case for Seattle County
Growing up in the Old Northwest, I was used to townships and counties being small, arbitrary but generally orderly boxes that operate as the...
King County’s Proposed 2020 Strategic Climate Action Plan Centers Environmental Justice
But questions remain around whether or not ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets represent empty promises given the challenges posed by growth in the region.
Last...
Lessons from Washington State’s New Capital Gains Tax
Taxing the rich works like a charm.
Last week we learned that the capital gains tax — which was passed by the state legislature in...
Metro Everett Draft Recs Offer Window Into Building Heights, Parking Policy, And More
Everett has released draft recommendations on zoning and building height regulations and parking strategies for its city center planning process "Metro Everett." The draft...
Rinck, Harrell Propose Progressive Business Tax Overhaul to Bolster Seattle Budget
On Wednesday, Seattle Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck unveiled a proposal overhauling the city's Business and Occupation tax that she hopes to put before voters this November – if she can win over her colleagues. Dubbed the Seattle Shield Initiative, it would broaden the exemption for small businesses, but raise taxes on larger businesses.
Seattle City Light Plans More Surface EV Charging Lots in Dense Neighborhoods
Last year, The Urbanist reported on Seattle City Light's plans to create a surface parking lot to charge electric vehicles (EVs) on the 9,000+...
Senator Hobbs Recasts Himself as Fix It First Leader in National Press
The Washington Post covered the national highway system's maintenance backlog and State Senator Steve Hobbs (D-Lake Stevens) was heavily featured. Despite a record of...








