Bellevue Council Update: Timelines on Planning Initiatives, New City Hires, and a Return to...
Study session discussions at Monday's Bellevue City Council meeting centered around communicating timelines for important land use planning work from staff, approving 12 new...
Downtown Seattle Declares Itself Resurgent at Annual Gala
The theme was resurgence at the Downtown Seattle Association's annual State of Downtown event yesterday. With two years of pandemic suffering and emergency public...
The Case Against Approval Voting — And For Real Democracy Reform in Seattle
A planned initiative from Seattle Approves would like us to stop asking voters who they want representing them and instead ask voters to approve...
HB 1099 Fails: Legislators Let the Clock Run Out on Climate and Housing Action
The final chapter of HB 1099, a bill that would have updated Washington State's Growth Management Act (GMA) to address pressing needs like the...
Bellevue Council Update: Deficits Create Difficult Budget Decisions to Come
King County's second largest city began its budget season on Monday evening with a foreboding presentation. With lagging property tax revenues, increased demands for...
The Urbanist Podcast: How the Cold War Suburbanized America
The tragic military attack on Ukraine by Russia has upended the world, making us think differently about things we took for granted even a...
Take Action for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals in Growth Management Bill
As a parent, I am worried about another summer where our children can’t play outside for weeks at a time because they will be...
Amendment Guts Key Climate Provisions in Growth Management Bill
However, it's not too late to let Washington lawmakers know they should restore the bill to its original intention.
Last night the Senate Ways and...