Politics and Government

City Council Schedules Vote to Repeal Head Tax, Passes Several Transportation Measures

On Monday, the Seattle City Council held its weekly legislative meeting primarily focusing on transportation legislation and new appointments to city commissions and board....

Top Urbanist Action: Attend Womxn Who Bike Happy Hour

Attend the Womxn Who Bike Happy Hour: Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, Cascade Bicycle Club and The Urbanist will be hosting a Womxn Who Bike happy...

Top Urbanist Actions: Rally to Save the Basic Bike Network

Ride For The Basic Bike Network: Bicyclist who aren't living under a rock have probably heard that many street safety improvements have been delayed...

Mayor Durkan Seeks to Halve the Head Tax, Add Sunset Clause

Mayor Jenny Durkan is trying to block the Seattle City Council's Left wing from passing a head tax worth $75 million per year and...

Is Seattle’s Climate Action Plan A Plan Of Inaction?

On Wednesday, Mayor Jenny Durkan reaffirmed Seattle’s commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement, and unveiled the climate mitigation plan, Seattle Climate Action. She promised to...

SDOT Estimates Cost of Delaying Streetcar Project at More Than $10 Million

In case you missed the Friday afternoon news dump, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced she is halting work on the Center City Connector streetcar because...

Top Urbanist Action: Apply to Serve on the Renters’ Commission

Apply to Serve on the Renters' Commission: Seattle's renter commission is a relatively new group, formed in the last year, serving as an official...

British Columbia Goes All In on Rapid Transit, Funds High-Speed Rail Study

On Friday, the British Columbian governments declared support for studying high-speed rail from Vancouver to Portland and building out key transit and transportation projects...