Politics and Government

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...

Sound Transit Outlines 2018 Legislative Objectives, Approves Budget and Tacoma Dome Extension Planning

The Sound Transit Board of Directors met this afternoon to act on a variety of end-of-year motions. A key action item was outlining the...

Seattle Council Passes $7.2 Billion 2018 Budget

On Monday, the Seattle City Council passed a $7.2 billion budget for 2018. The city council heavily modified the mayor's proposed budget before adopting...

This Week In Urbanism: November 20th to 27th

Below is your weekly rundown of actions you can take to get involved and make a difference: Let Bellevue Know How To Make Downtown...

8 Takeaways from Seattle’s 2017 Election

Drop boxes and post offices stopped taking ballots by 8pm last Tuesday but votes are still trickling in--even as outcomes are decided. Cary Moon's...