Part One: So You Think You’re An Urbanist?
Readings To Challenge Your Urbanism
“Without theory we can scarcely claim to know our own identity.” – David Harvey
So you think you’re an urbanist, right?...
Dissecting MFTE: 855 New Units Added In 2016 But Rent Limit Jumped 7%
The Multifamily Tax Exemption (MFTE) program has approved 7,518 affordable units, as of the end of 2016. 855 affordable units were officially added to...
City Council Passes Income Tax And Yesler Terrace Housing Amendments
Seattle is on its way to getting its own income tax. Yesterday, an ordinance to institute a tax on high-income earners passed out of...
Seattle City Council Adopts Voter Registration Law, Updated Pedestrian Master Plan, And Extends Pilot...
Yesterday, the Seattle City Council approved new requirements for landlords to provide voter registration information to tenants, extension of a low-income transit pass pilot...
Summer Reduced Youth Fares On Metro And Sound Transit Start Mid-June
Yesterday, King County Metro and Sound Transit announced a summer pilot program that would reduce youth fares on bus and train services. The pilot...
5,485: One Night Unsheltered Count Reaches New High
The results of the annual One Night Count, which was conduced on January 27th, have finally been released and they show homelessness at an...
Progress Report On Yesler Terrace Redevelopment Highlights Success
The Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) recently met with the Seattle City Council to provide a briefing on progress to redevelop Yesler Terrace, the largest...
Psych! Congress Poised To Mostly Fund Transit, EPA Afterall
Residents of the Puget Sound can breathe a momentary sigh of relief, it appears. Despite historic draconian cuts on discretionary programs proposed by the...