Politics and Government

Top Urbanist Action: Speak Up (Again) to Complete the Missing Link

It's been more than 40 years of advocacy and the Burke-Gilman Trail is still not complete. That means our top action for this week...

Tackling the Housing Crisis Takes Center Stage in Olympia

It's well known that Washington and the Puget Sound in particular have a housing crisis, especially when it comes to attaining affordable housing. Several...

$20 Per Ton: Governor Inslee Proposes Carbon Tax

Washington Governor Jay Inslee gave his State of the State Address on Tuesday to a delegation of statewide electeds, state legislators, and other distinguished...

Action Alert: Save Sound Transit Funding

HB 2201, a bill devised to cut $2.3 billion dollars from the Sound Transit 3 (ST3) budget, has reared its ugly head again. Though...

State Legislators Resurrect and Introduce Dozens of Transportation Bills

Washington State legislators went back to work on Monday, kicking off a 60-day legislative session. The legislative session is shorter than last year's since...

Top Urbanist Action: Show Us A Hero And Support Affordable Housing At Fort Lawton

We hope you got some rest and relaxation over the holidays. You're going to need it this year to push our city towards a...

Democrats Need To Stand Up For Sound Transit

Next week the 2018 legislative session opens, and it will be the first one in six years where Democrats hold majorities in both houses. So why are...

An Infrastructure Plan for a Progressive Wave

The Amtrak Cascades tragedy provided an opening for a certain troll-in-chief to promote his infrastructure plan. If the Republican infrastructure plan--which at one point...