Adopted Regional Transportation Plan Isn’t Aligned With 2030 Climate Goals
Just a few months after adopting a long range transportation plan intended to guide investments through 2050, staff at the Puget Sound Regional Council...
Policy Lab: Cracking Down on Rental “Junk Fees”
President Biden has called out junk fees, but local landlords continue to charge them. Here's what Seattle and other cities can do to address them.
El Corazon’s New Neighbor Proposes Pedestrian Street Below Denny Way Overpass
A 15 story life sciences building planned to rise immediately adjacent to one of Seattle's most iconic music venues has the support of the...
Seattle 2035 Transportation Element
A week ago I sat down after work in a Pioneer Square pub with five young men to discuss the Transportation Element and Transportation Appendix of...
Why Do We Write About Cities?
When we write about cities, sometimes we do best when we take the metrics away.
In 2011, amid a visit to San Francisco and just...
Durkan’s 2022 SDOT Budget Would Revive Downtown Streetcar, But Makes Few Waves
A "cost-to-continue budget" is how Kris Castleman, the Seattle Department of Transportation's Finance and Administration Division, described the 2022 budget proposed by Mayor Jenny...
Rorschach Plans: One Seattle Comp Plan is Just a Mess of Dots
The City of Seattle requires your comments on its upcoming Comprehensive Plan Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) by next Monday, August 22. As Natalie Bicknell...
Transportation Levy to Move Seattle Legislation
Members of the Seattle City Council will meet today for a special ad hoc meeting of their Select Committee on Transportation Funding. Council members will...