How Seattle Might Regulate Short-Term Vacation Rentals
Short-term vacation rentals have become an increasingly prominent feature of the urban environment in Seattle. Just three years ago, there were only a couple hundred Airbnb...
Sunday Video: 360 Degree View Of The SR-99 Tunnel
Love it or hate it, the SR-99 tunnel project is rapidly coming to completion after some traumatic fits and starts. Bertha, the sole tunnel...
Dear Sound Transit: Prioritize Rider Experience, Take a Mulligan on West Seattle and Ballard...
Sound Transit recently released updated alternatives for the Ballard and West Seattle light rail expansions. As Doug Trumm detailed here at The Urbanist, the...
Connecting DNR’s “Many Great Stories to Tell” Through Amazing Social Media
I first encountered the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Twitter account when it popped up on my feed, already uncommon for a...
Google Wallet Now Supports Digital ORCA Card Passes in Puget Sound
Forget your ORCA card? No problem. A new Google Wallet feature allows Puget Sound riders to buy transit fares on their Android or Wear OS devices.
Seattle In Progress Gets An Update
When Seattle In Progress was launched back in November, it was a revolutionary way for locals to be in-the-know on development projects across Seattle. Our...
What Does I-5 Ramp Metering Mean for SDOT’s Mercer Corridor?
It looks like the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is about to apply the brakes to Seattle Department of Transportation's car funnel that...
Driverless Technology Can Bring A Golden Age Of Mass Transit
Not another day goes by without some transit detractor talking about how driverless vehicles will obviate the need for transit and big spending on...