Social Welfare

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...
A long line of riders wait to board a Route 8 bus at Denny and Westlake. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

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...
Route 8 is plagued by crowding and congestion. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

$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...
Two fare enforcement officers work their way toward the front of a bus after checking a few riders proof of payment.

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...