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,...
Sound Transit Board Backs Last-Minute Proposal to Skip Chinatown and Midtown Stations
The 4th Avenue Shallow and Shallower and Midtown station options remain in contention, but with Mayor Harrell warning against "false hope."
In a marathon five-hour...
It Is Time For Sound Transit’s Board of Directors Meeting
How to watch and comment at today's system expansion discussion.
After a lot of discussion and plenty of competing visions, it is time to hear...
The Legislative Budget Season Begins in Olympia
WALeg Wednesday starts eyeing up the looming disagreements as the legislative session moves to finances.
In This Digest:
Important Bills At A Glance
Weekly Focus: A First...