Washington Legislature Wants to Rein In Historic Landmarking to Spur Housing
In Seattle, any person can nominate just about any building for historic landmark status — even without the consent of the building owner — which can delay or upend housing projects. The Washington State Legislature is advancing legislation that would place guardrails on historic landmark programs.
Constantine Appoints Zahilay, Birney, and Strauss to Sound Transit Board
This afternoon, King County Executive Dow Constantine unveiled three new appointments to the Sound Transit Board of Directors: King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay, Redmond...
Seattle Council Bans Chemical Weapons and Other Brutal Crowd Control Tactics
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) repeatedly tear-gassed and pepper-sprayed crowds during the first two weeks of protests, but the Seattle City Council sought to close...
Rising Star Candidates Beyond Seattle
Ally endorsements point to the best urbanist candidates around Puget Sound.
In city council races, The Urbanist Elections Committee only endorsed in Seattle and Bellevue...
2020 Endorsement Questionnaire: Liz Berry, LD36-2
The Urbanist Elections Committee based our endorsement decisions on questionnaires we wrote and invited state legislature candidates in the Seattle metropolitan region to fill out. We...
Adonis Ducksworth Puts Safety Front and Center in D2 Council Campaign
Running to represent Southeast Seattle and the International District for a two-year city council term, Ducksworth brings a long background in community engagement around transportation projects.
PLUZ Committee To Accept Comment Before First Major U District Rezone Briefing
At 9:30am Tuesday morning, the Planning, Land Use, and Zoning (PLUZ) Committee will open its meeting with public comment and conclude with the first...
Mayor Murray’s Seattle-Only Plan for Metro
After a whirlwind week, the bus saga continues. Today, Mayor Ed Murray presented his blueprint for a Seattle-only measure to restore King County Metro Transit...