Bellevue Council Update: Timelines on Planning Initiatives, New City Hires, and a Return to...

Study session discussions at Monday's Bellevue City Council meeting centered around communicating timelines for important land use planning work from staff, approving 12 new...

Top Urbanist Action: Keep the Pressure on Washington State Democrats

Tell state legislators votes to cut transit funding are unacceptable: We're keeping the pressure on state legislators to either kill their car tab bill...

The Urbanist Endorses Burien’s Measure 1 as Real Minimum Wage Boost

Burien residents should vote for Measure 1 because it will actually raise pay for low-wage workers. The Burien City Council has sought to muddy the waters, but their alternative is riddled with exemptions and a tip penalty that will largely erase the benefit to workers.

Are Historic Districts a New Variation to Restrictive Covenants?

If Seattle’s Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) program set a citywide precedent, then a push by wealthy Wallingford homeowners to turn single-family zoned areas into...
A judge in black robes swears in Braddock who raises her right hand and stands next a lectern with King County's MLK logo. She is a middle-aged blond woman.

King County Council Appoints Shannon Braddock Acting Executive in Constantine’s Wake

Acting King County Executive Shannon Braddock was sworn in on April 1, but the King County Council is still deciding on whether they will appoint her through November. Filling in as her former boss departed to take the Sound Transit CEO job, Braddock emphasized continuity.

The Urbanist Podcast: General Election 2022 Roundup with Jazmine Smith

This week, we enjoy some election round-ups as The Urbanist Elections Committee member Jazmine Smith joins Ray Dubicki to talk about the surprises and squeakers...
The Move All Seattle Sustainably (MASS) coalition is fighting to stop the I-976 cuts. (Seattle Subway)

Call to Action: Tell Your State Legislators to Fund Transit and Backfill I-976 Cuts

Today, Seattle Subway launched a campaign to pressure state legislators to fund transit and undo the damage that Tim Eyman did by passing “$30...

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...