Lake Forest Park Ballot Measure Would Increase Park Access and Fund Safer Streets
While Shoreline's park bond measure did not make it to the November ballot, neighboring Lake Forest Park's ballot contains a measure to increase funding...
Seattle Budget Amendments Advance Design Review Reform and Comp Plan Outreach
The Seattle City Council has prepared more than 200 amendments to Mayor Jenny Durkan's 2022 budget proposal.
Among them are amendments that would initiate...
Center City Streetcar Dominates at Initial Transportation Budget Discussion
A discussion on possible changes to Mayor Durkan's proposed budget for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) was dominated Friday by further relitigating of...
Improving Bellevue’s Grand Connection: Part 1 – Lake Washington and Main Street
Note: This article was edited on 10/31/21 to add recommendations for improving accessibility on Main Street.
Downtown Bellevue is undergoing one of the fastest...
Durkan’s 2022 SDOT Budget Would Revive Downtown Streetcar, But Makes Few Waves
A "cost-to-continue budget" is how Kris Castleman, the Seattle Department of Transportation's Finance and Administration Division, described the 2022 budget proposed by Mayor Jenny...
Mayor’s Budget Proposes Adding 35 Cops, Skimps Elsewhere
Mayor Jenny Durkan released her budget today and sent Deputy Mayor Shefali Ranganathan to deliver brief remarks on the proposal to the Seattle City...
2022 Seattle Solidarity Budget Launches Today
With its official launch, the Seattle Solidarity Budget coalition seeks to influence decision making over the 2022 City of Seattle Budget.
This weekend marks...
The Benefits of Auctioning Off Development Rights
In an era of tight city budgets, legal limits on taxing authority, and expensive problems, it is time for Seattle to get creative. We...