Land Use Smorgasbord at Final Seattle City Council Meeting of 2022
Highway Lids, Design Review Waivers for Affordable Housing, Continuing Streateries, and Easing Food Truck Restrictions
In its final full meeting of 2022, the Seattle City...
California Floating Wind Lease Bonanza is a Bellwether for West Coast Clean Energy
Floating offshore wind energy platforms are coming to California, as the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has concluded its first sale of leases...
Herbold Announces Retirement Hoping to Pass Baton to Another Progressive
On Friday afternoon, Councilmember Lisa Herbold announced that she is not seeking another term, saying that she hopes to increase the odds that a...
Mosqueda Champions Bolder Zoning Alternative 6 in Initial Council Comp Plan Discussions
The land use committee meeting on Wednesday was an eventful one, as several councilmembers shared their critiques of the Seattle comprehensive plan work thus...
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...
Five Takeaways from the 2022 Election
Political pundits always say that Midterm Elections are bad for the party that controls the presidency. Washington State didn't get the memo, though. Democrats...
What New Seattle City Council Districts Mean for 2023 Elections
The Seattle Redistricting Commission approved its final map for Seattle City Council districts on Tuesday, making no further changes from the map we covered...
General Election 2022: Wednesday Ballot Drop
Counting of ballots continues after Tuesday's general election as more races are being called. With the predicted Red Tide fizzling, it appears that Patty...