Take Action for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals in Growth Management Bill
As a parent, I am worried about another summer where our children can’t play outside for weeks at a time because they will be...
Sunday Video: Transit and Citizen Engagement
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62NLkP77BC4
Light Rail, Citizen Engagement and the Birth of Rail~Volution
Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Portland) discusses his past life as a Multnomah County Commissioner and the foundation...
Seattle Police Crack Down on Black Lives Matter Protests and Continue to Resist Reform
Cities across America are on edge right now. Many have seen clashes between police and protesters, resulting in injuries, arrests, and destruction. It was...
Downtown Seattle Transit Capacity Is At The Breaking Point
Sound Transit completed a comprehensive study (see PDF below for full details) in 2014 to forecast Downtown Seattle transit capacity over the next 20 years....
Washington Legislature Sets it Sights on Transit-Oriented Development…Again
House Bill 1491 would require cities to increase development capacity around train stations and bus rapid transit stops. But a contentious affordability requirement for that new development could be a sticking point.
Harrell and SPOG Rush Police Contract, Hamstringing Civilian Responders, Accountability Agencies
While the Seattle Police Officers Guild scored a big raise and new benefits, the new labor contract negotiated by Mayor Bruce Harrell will continue to hamper the City’s new civilian crisis response department and its police accountability agencies.
Op-Ed: Seattle Council Must Reject Harrell’s Police Guild Contract, Demand Accountability
Seattle's proposed police union contract once again fails to deliver even the meager reforms and accountability promised eight years ago, opines Howard Gale. With Seattle City Council set to vote on the contract this month, here's the case for rejecting it.
House Committee Waters Down Parking Reform Bill to Placate Local Opposition
Issaquah Rep. Victoria Hunt added long implementation timelines and additional exemptions to Washington's parking reform bill as it passed out of Local Government Committee on Friday. Bill sponsors still tout the policy's significant potential to reduce costs for homebuilding.