Transpo Notes: No Extra Gas Tax, Metro Staffing Challenges, Governor Makes High Speed Rail...
This week's Traspo Notes highlights: schedule changes to Link, statewide transportation package funding policy, a new trail segment in Bellevue, staffing challenges at King...
Garbage Diagrams Only Tell Half of the Story
Let's try to build a picture of King County’s waste issues.
For the last couple of weeks, I have been working on an article about...
Ben Ross Presents “Dead End: Suburban Sprawl and the Rebirth of American Urbanism”
On May 7th at 7pm Ben Ross will be talking about his new book, Dead End: Suburban Sprawl and the Rebirth of American Urbanism at...
The Urbanist Podcast: Death of the Missing Middle Housing Bill and Industrial Zones
In this second (preview) episode of The Urbanist's podcast, my fellow host Ray Dubicki and I continue on our journey toward becoming podcasters, which...
The Urbanist Events Calendar
Welcome to the first week of 2023! As we get to the point where we can't say Happy New Year any more (or use...
Op-Ed: Impact Fees Are Just Another Exclusionary Housing Policy in Disguise
Seattle is misguidedly preparing to levy impact fees on homebuilders amidst a housing crisis.
Seattle is in a housing crisis, a direct result of decades-long...
University District Study Suggests Strategies to Sustain Small Businesses
A new study on the vulnerability of small businesses in the University District has been released. Peter Steinbrueck (a former member of the Seattle...
MHA Draft Rezone Maps For All Urban Villages Are Out
We analyzed the five maps the City of Seattle released last month: Aurora-Licton Springs, Capitol Hill, Crown Hill, Othello, and South Park. We also...