Politics and Government

WSDOT’s Repair Plan for Bertha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlPgkPo_vGQ Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and their contractor Seattle Tunnel Partners (STP) went on a media blitz yesterday to explain their plans and...

Ambitious Training

Ambitious training--Sound Transit is doing just that and in spades. With the unfurling of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) last week, ST’s...

Seattle Transit Funding Shouldn’t Be Used To Cut Service

This fall Seattle voters could approve new taxes to pay for bus service -- and still lose their bus route. It sounds crazy, but...

More Evidence To Build More Housing

If you are concerned about housing costs, you should know that building a lot more housing will be critical to control or reduce costs. We...

When Thinking Globally and Acting Locally Is No Longer Optional: Why Seattle Needs Buses

The scientific evidence for anthropogenic climate change is now irrefutable.* Climate change is not some far off disaster that can be passed on to...

Mayor Murray’s Seattle-Only Plan for Metro

 After a whirlwind week, the bus saga continues. Today, Mayor Ed Murray presented his blueprint for a Seattle-only measure to restore King County Metro Transit...

Event Reminder: Ben Ross Presents “Dead End: Suburban Sprawl and the Rebirth of American...

Cul-de-sac's literal translation means "bottom of the bag." Book available for purchase online. Many of you probably know that we have a weekly Tuesday meeting at Roy...

Ben Ross Presents “Dead End: Suburban Sprawl and the Rebirth of American Urbanism”

On May 7th at 7pm Ben Ross will be talking about his new book, Dead End: Suburban Sprawl and the Rebirth of American Urbanism at...