Reminder: Building Affordability Through Community Ownership Event On Thursday
In Seattle’s efforts to address the housing affordability crisis, community land trusts and other forms of community ownership have been in large part overlooked....
12th Avenue S Vision Zero Project Seeks to Increase Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety
However, some longtime local businesses fear that the changes will negatively impact their operations. So far, proposed solutions have not satisfied stakeholders.
Everyday a diverse...
Building the Movement for Affordable Housing Now
Seattle is in a housing crisis. We need urgent action to address high prices, limited supply, and increasing numbers of low income people being...
King County Considers Lessening Fare Evasion Penalties
Fare enforcement reform has been on the barometer for awhile now in the Puget Sound. Increasingly, it has become apparent that fare enforcement policies...
$2.75 Flat Fare Proposal Would Raise Off-Peak Bus Fare
King County Executive Dow Constantine unveiled a proposal to adopt a flat $2.75 fare across its King County Metro Transit network. For folks previously taking...
Fare Enforcement on First Day of School Reinforces Need for Reform
Sound Transit stepped in it on the first day of school last week.
Despite widely cheered plans to provide free transit passes to high school...
Resurrected: Seattle’s Short-Term Vacation Rental Legislation
Councilmember Tim Burgess is resurrecting legislation that would regulate short-term vacation rentals in Seattle. The primary goal of the legislation is to address the...
Why Flatten Fares?
King County Metro Transit has recommended a $2.75 flat fare across its network. King County Executive Dow Constantine has endorsed the proposal and asked...