Pedestrian Retail Areas
Great cities have active pedestrian-oriented retail areas, and Seattle has many. Could we use more? I think so, and Seattle Department of Planning and...
Amazon’s Warehouse Plans Have No Place in Mount Baker and Should Be Halted
Amazon is planning a distribution center at a coveted site in Mount Baker, Brian Miller of the Daily Journal of Commerce reported Tuesday. Despite...
Councilmember Sawant Trolls House Republicans Who Proposed Ban On Commercial Rent Control
Commercial affordability has become a bigger issue in recent years Seattle due to speculation and rising rents and property values for commercial property. The...
UW Grapples with the Transportation Needs of a Growing Campus
The University of Washington (UW) has been actively addressing transportation challenges inherent in operating a 60,000-student campus amidst Seattle’s already bustling street network. The...
Home in Tacoma Plan to Revamp Neighborhoods Moves into Implementation
With the official passage of Home in Tacoma in December 2021, the City of Tacoma is finally making moves towards Phase Two: implementation. This...
What Seattle Public Schools Needs to Say Right Now
The letter District Leaders should send to follow earlier garbage.
Dear Seattle Schools families,
As Covid numbers have spiked among kids and staff in Seattle...
How Fast Can Everett Really Grow?
The City of Everett is in the process of updating its comprehensive plan, which happens to be right in the middle of the city's...
Mayor Murray Commissions Industrial Lands Advisory Panel To Begin Work
The manufacturing, industrial, and maritime sectors are in important feature of Seattle's economy and vitality. Over the past few decades, the industrial lands of...