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Politics and Government

Micro Housing Part 2: Arguments in Favor

Article Note: This is the second installment of a five-part series on micro housing, see Part 1, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5 as well. The arguments for...

Micro Housing Part 1: An Overview

Article Note: This is the first installment of a five-part series on micro housing, see Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5 as well. The Seattle...

April Special Election Endorsements

The King County April Special Election is underway. With a handful of local issues on the ballot, we want to take the time to...

Mayor Murray’s Departments Back Better Parking Solutions

Seattle could be on the cusp of better parking solutions. After a year of studying policy options, the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) and...

The Gateway Project: Unions Need to Oppose Sprawl, Support Density

Tensions are flaring between progressive interest groups in Seattle. Groups representing labor and environmentalists recently have found themselves on opposing sides of the decision to lease one...

Vancouver Transit Vote

If you haven't heard, Vancouver is going to vote on a massive transit funding referendum. The vote is for a 0.5% increase in the...

CascadiaCast Episode 1: Ben Schiendelman

I'm excited to announce the start of a new podcast series for fellow urbanists in the Pacific Northwest entitled CascadiaCast. I'll be sitting down...

Seattle City Council Votes for Microhousing MFTE Changes

In a 8-0 vote in favor yesterday, the Seattle City Council approved a change to the Multifamily Housing Property Tax Exemption Program (MFTE) on...