Event Reminder: Seattle 2035 Public Hearing
The City of Seattle is quickly approaching the completion of its review and update of the city’s Comprehensive Plan. Earlier this month, the City...
Sound Transit Unveils West Seattle and Ballard Alternatives
On Tuesday night, Sound Transit presented its first crack at alternative corridor alignments for the West Seattle and Ballard light rail extensions. The Stakeholder...
2013-2014 Amendments to Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan
Seattle's Comprehensive Plan is a constantly evolving policy document. Beyond the state-required update every 10 years, amendments to the Comprehensive Plan can be made annually...
Federal Regulations on the Digital Marketplace Spur Concerns for Local Businesses
It is evident that the disruption of COVID-19 has not affected all businesses equally. Restaurants closed, events cancelled, travels postponed, and many small, BIPOC-owned...
A woonerf on Eighth Avenue may soon be a reality
If all goes to plan, Seattle will soon have another woonerf making its way to a street near you. Vulcan lodged two related project...
Seattle City Council Rejects Bid for Larger Transportation Levy
The transportation levy on Seattle ballots this fall won't grow beyond $1.55 billion, despite a push by transportation advocacy groups to go bigger. A Morales-backed amendment to increase the levy's size failed Tuesday.
Wallingford RPZ Proposal Moves Forward With Two New Zones
In Wallingford, several restricted parking zones (RPZs) are already in force. For the better part of a year, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)...
Bellevue Primes Wilburton for a Potential Urban Transformation
The vision that Bellevue has for parking-dominated Wilburton is thousands of new homes close to transit and trail connections. The question now is getting the details right so that development can be fostered, rather than stifled.








