Seattle’s Prop 1 Bus Package Passes in a Landslide
Seattle passed Proposition 1 by an overwhelming 81.6% to 18.4% margin in election night returns, ensuring $39 million in annual transit funding to stave...
2020 General Election Results: Early Returns
As of 8pm this evening, the early returns for the 2020 General Election have been posted. Counting will continue over the coming weeks, usually...
Democracy and Cities
The relationship between democracy and cities is a close and longstanding one. It was in the ancient Greek city-state of Athens where the word...
Calls for Mayor Durkan’s Resignation Keep Coming with Recall Blocked by Court
Three official advisory commissions have asked Mayor Jenny Durkan to resign due to her mismanagement of crises around police brutality and homelessness and her...
These Races Could Cement Progressive Majorities in Olympia
With seven house pick-ups and three in the senate, 2018 was a really good year for Democrats in Washington state. While some speculated Democrats...
Sunday Video: Why American Public Transit Is So Bad
https://youtu.be/-ZDZtBRTyeI
Vox explains why American public transportation falls short in many communities and cities compared to international counterparts.
19 Black Leaders Decline Invite to Durkan’s Equitable Communities Task Force
Mayor Jenny Durkan announced the membership of her hand-picked Equitable Community task force Wednesday and prominent Black-led group like King County Equity Now and...
The Urbanist’s 2020 General Endorsements
What is it about 2020? This year is just a lot. From the pandemic, to ongoing police brutality and accompanying protests, to the West...