Bateman, Macri, Das Propose Missing Middle Housing Bill Tackling Exclusionary Zoning Statewide
Washington could follow in the example of Oregon and California by chipping away at the predominance of single-family zoning across the state with new...
Seattle Needs a Truly Multimodal Snow Clearance Plan
Puget Sound cities cannot continue to neglect sidewalks, bus routes, bike lanes, and multimodal trails when winter storms hit.
Today King County Metro finally (mostly)...
Equity Analysis Favors Broader Home in Tacoma Rezone
Note: This article was updated on 1/4/22 to insert the correct map for City Council District 2.
Tacoma’s affordable housing initiative, Home in Tacoma,...
Dubicki: It Is Not Too Soon
Middle age, quarterbacks, and "Don’t Look Up"
Here we are at the threshold of the most important celebration of the year: my birthday. As it...
The Urbanist’s Biggest Hits of 2021
Qualifying something as the "best" simply because it is the most popular is an idea that I've always pushed back against. But as I...
It’s Time for Smart Solutions for Our Housing Crisis
Everyone needs a home, and that’s why all of us are hurt by Washington’s housing crisis.
Nearly 23,000 people in our state experienced homelessness in...
Snohomish County Sets New 20-Year Community Growth Targets
Snotrac Coalition worries the plan won't put enough growth equitably near high-capacity transit.
Snohomish County planning authorities have all but signed off on new growth...
Inslee’s Proposes $7,500 Electric Car Rebate and $1,000 E-Bike Rebate in $626 Million Climate...
Transit continues to take a back seat, and investments in walking, rolling, and biking are at the symbolic rather than transformative level.
Governor Jay Inslee...