Community Transit Sends Transit Expansion Measure to Snohomish County Voters
Snohomish County has an opportunity to vastly improve bus service if voters pass a sales tax in November. A sales tax increase of 0.3%...
Sound Transit Releases Preliminary Report on Ballard-UW-520 Rail
On June 5, Sound Transit released a preliminary report on the Central and East HCT (High Capacity Transit) Corridor Study. The report studies three...
Op-Ed: Building the Seattle We Want with the Growth We’ll Have
Seattle's proposed 20-year growth strategy could certainly use improvement. Here are suggestions to promote housing abundance, fight exclusion, and curb climate pollution.
Harrell Growth Plan Would Produce Fewer Affordable Homes Than Alternative 5
The 1,300-page environmental review of the One Seattle plan shows that the Mayor's preferred plan would increase hardscape, tree removal, and greenhouse gas emissions, while decreasing affordable housing over broadly supported Alternative 5.
Burgeoning Waterfront Redefines Vancouver, Washington
Ambitious development is taking Washington State’s most overlooked city from 'Vantucky' backwater to hip.
A few years ago an Urbanist reader approached me at a...
Nearly Six Million Residents in Central Puget Sound By 2050, PSRC Says
On Thursday, the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) unveiled new growth projections through 2050. The metropolitan planning organization is projecting 1.8 million more residents...
Policy Lab: Will Last Progressive in Seattle Turn On the Lights
Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson celebrated a shift to the right and an end to "ideological experimentation." But progressives are pioneering lots of innovative ideas and should be stockpiling programs for friendlier climes. What are yours?
Public Hearing On Seattle 2035 Recommended Plan
The major update to Seattle's comprehensive plan has been an extensive outreach and formulation process spanning more than three years. Later this month, the...