HALA Recomendations Are A Huge Win For Affordable Housing
Over the last two months the Mayor’s Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) recommendations garnered tremendous debate, some of which nearly killed the historic...
WSDOT Has No Good Reasons to Widen SR 18, Yet State Advances $640 Million...
Unlike Tesla, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and our state legislature have designed an effective autopilot -- an autopilot that, instead of...
Homeowner Groups Stoke One Seattle Backlash, Planners Hint at Compromises
Seattle City Councilmembers and top planning officials are making the rounds visiting homeowner-dominated community councils in their district to get feedback on the One Seattle growth plan.
Op-Ed: Correcting the Narrative about Seattle’s Tree Ordinance
Fellow Seattleites, I have good news: Our city's trees are not doomed.
Despite what you may have heard, Seattle’s recently passed tree ordinance will not...
Seattle Is Building a Citywide Bike Network That Cannot Handle Its Own Popularity
Seattle's climate plan calls for doubling bicycling, but SDOT is not building its bike facilities to handle the load.
To bike to Climate Pledge Arena,...
Inslee Pushes Legislation Prioritizing Homeless Encampment Removal Near Highways
Encampments along roadways are among the most visible signs of the homelessness crisis in Washington State. But does that mean that these encampments should...
Metro Everett Has A Fully-Baked Rezone Proposal
Everett has an ambitious city center planning proposal that has been circulating city hall for more than two years. Known as "Metro Everett," the...
City Council Looks Toward 2017 Comprehensive Plan Amendments
Work is well underway in updating Seattle's Comprehensive Plan as part of the Seattle 2035 program. And while that is close to adoption, the City...