Seattle Can Take Its New Tree Ordinance and Apply It to Itself
Unpave paradise and take down that parking lot.
Trees in Seattle are facing a new threat, not from beetles or the axe, but from...
State Lawmakers Must Pass Middle Housing Bill and Strip Poison Pill from TOD Bill
Many urbanists had high hopes that Senate Bill 5466 guaranteeing denser transit-oriented development (TOD) near rapid transit would sail through the State Legislature after...
Legislature Advances Narrower TOD and Missing Middle Bills
The legislative clock ticks closer to its late April conclusion this WALeg Wednesday.
In This Digest:
Important Bills At A Glance
Weekly Focus: Slim, Difficult Housing...
Op-Ed: Proposed Tree Legislation Awaits Its Turn to Add to Seattle’s Housing Woes
There’s a saying that the path of progress doesn’t follow a straight line. This has certainly been what I've experienced in my two decades...
Seattle Street Ends: West Seattle to South Park
Today we get to talk about fourteen incredible ready-to-visit street ends beginning in West Seattle and ending in South Park, plus a lovely waterfront...
Striker Amendments Stalk Housing Bills in the Washington Legislature
WALeg Wednesday considers bill shrinkage and more legislative budget proposals fill in the state financial picture.
In This Digest:
Striker Amendments Threaten 75% to 94% of...
The Urbanist Spring Events Calendar
Now that the Vernal Equinox has passed, thoughts here at The Urbanist turn to thinner socks with our Birkenstocks and other rites of spring....
The Urbanist Podcast: Seattle’s Light Rail Expansion
It is simultaneously exciting and trying times for transit in Seattle. Over the next few years, dozens of new stops will open in Bellevue,...