Long Promised Center City Streetcar Would Be a Boon to First Hill
Within a year, 1,400 new housing units will come online in First Hill, which is already one of Seattle’s densest neighborhoods, as well as...
Share Your Opinion on the ORCA for All Proposal to Reduce Transit Costs for...
Recently the King County Council made headlines when it voted to expand on ORCA Lift to provide free Metro bus service for qualifying riders....
Urbanists Unite! Tell The Council To Build 1,000 Homes
Seattle is experiencing a housing crisis. Thousands of people are on the streets and thousands more are struggling to afford housing. The reasons for...
Seattle to Acquire UW Laundry Site for Affordable Housing
On June 15th, the Seattle City Council was briefed on a bill to transfer the Mount Baker University of Washington (UW) Laundry site to...
Support Seattle’s Housing Levy And Vote YES On Seattle Proposition 1 This August!
Voters this August have the opportunity to take a major step forward in addressing Seattle’s growing housing affordability crisis by supporting Proposition 1, the Seattle...
Is Seattle’s Climate Action Plan A Plan Of Inaction?
On Wednesday, Mayor Jenny Durkan reaffirmed Seattle’s commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement, and unveiled the climate mitigation plan, Seattle Climate Action. She promised to...
Op-Ed: Why I Am Proposing Short-Term Rental Regulation
Urbanists believe in the power of cities to bring people together, sparking social, cultural and economic innovation. Urbanists support dense, walkable and transit-friendly neighborhoods...
On-Site Affordable Housing Is a Trend in Seattle’s Early MHA Results
The fruits of Seattle's mandatory affordable housing program for new development are beginning to bear, albeit it’s still quite early. Last Tuesday, the Seattle...