Seattle’s Comp Plan Shuffle: Some Amendments Move Forward, Others Peter Out
On Monday, the Seattle City Council passed a resolution identifying possible Comprehensive Plan amendments to be further processed in advance of a final ordinance...
Climate Leaders Are Hammering Out the Details of Seattle’s Green New Deal
"We're on the right side of history, the Green New Deal," sang the Seattle Raging Grannies during public comment at the beginning of yesterday's...
WSDOT Is Developing an Active Transportation Plan and Seeking Input
The Active Transportation Plan survey is available online through June 30th, 2019.
About 38% of Washington residents walk or bike at some point for transportation,...
PSRC Charting Path to Accommodate 1.8 Million More Residents in Central Puget Sound by...
Over the next 30 years, the Central Puget Sound Region is slated to grow by more than 1.8 million residents and 1.2 million jobs....
Has Oregon Ushered in Era of Rent Control with New Law?
Most economists dismiss rent control as a "quick fix" but tenant advocates say immediate relief doesn't sound so bad.
As the first US state to...
The Promise and Potential Pitfalls of Google’s Smart City in Toronto
Sidewalk Labs is Google’s (ahem, Alphabet’s) secretive department focused on developing ‘smart cities.’ In 2017, the company was awarded an opportunity to reimagine the...
Council Weighs Amendments to ‘Citywide’ MHA Rezone Legislation
Last Monday, the Seattle City Council took up discussion on citywide Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) rezones at the Select Committee. While the rezones will...
State Ferry Plan Charts Course to Higher Ridership Future
On Thursday, Washington State Ferries (WSF) released their long-range plan for the state ferry network through 2040. The plan charts a course on vessel...