Social Housing Proposition 1A Up Big In Early Returns
Proposition 1A grabbed nearly 58% of the election night vote tally, signaling social housing is on the way to victory in Seattle. The measure would tax big businesses to raise about $53 million annually to fund social housing.
Midweek Video: Seattle Council Candidate District 3 Mobility Forum
On Saturday, seven of the nine registered District 3 Seattle City Council candidates participated in a mobility-focused forum co-hosted by The Urbanist. As in...
Revisiting Sustainable Housing, Politics and a Basic Pride of Place
In Seattle, the recent recommendations of the Mayor’s Housing and Livability Agenda (HALA) Advisory Committee have dominated civic discussion, particularly a small part of...
Sunday Video: Seattle General Strike of 1919
Seattle made history in 1919 with the first general strike in American history. The strike stemmed from the industrial boom of World War I...
2017 Endorsement Questionnaire: Preeti Shridhar
As part of our endorsement process at The Urbanist, we ask candidates to complete a standard questionnaire to better understand and evaluate their positions...
Seattle to Acquire Sisley Properties in Roosevelt
The Seattle City Council will vote today on whether to acquire a one-fifth-acre property from Hugh Sisley, an infamous slumlord in the city's Roosevelt...
Bellevue Council Update: Safer Speeds, Guidelines for Arts Grants, and Future Public Spaces
Among other actions taken at Monday's meeting, Bellevue City Council voted to lower speed limits on some residential streets, discussed guidelines for awarding arts...
Axed Downtown Seattle Transit Upgrade Would Have Benefited 80,000 Daily Riders
An expansion of Third Avenue bus-only lanes further into Belltown had the support of SDOT and King County Metro, and was expected to save riders over 200 cumulative hours every weekday. But the project was cancelled after Councilmember Bob Kettle and some downtown business owners raised concerns.