City Council Passes Electric Vehicle-Ready Legislation for Off-Street Parking
On Monday, the Seattle City Council passed legislation to require to much of new development in the city to provide electric vehicle-ready (EV) equipment....
Historic FCC Votes on Internet Freedom Set to Enable Seattle Municipal Broadband
Creating vibrant and successful urban environments requires infrastructure and access to services. We include access to the Internet as being critical in a 21st...
Op-Ed: Tech Workers Must Challenge the Political Power of Their Bosses
Tech workers like me don’t enjoy being a bargaining chip to protect our CEO’s bottom line. And we know better than anyone else that their claims are false: corporate giants can afford higher taxes.
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...
Sunday Video: Autonomous Vehicles
Earlier this year, Jeff Speck, urban planner and author of Walkable City, gave a presentation to American mayors on the topic of autonomous cars....
Transit App 4.0: Transit Navigation Revolutionized
Transit App continues to pioneer what it means to be a transit app. Now entering its fourth generation, the smarty-pants app developers have revolutionized live...
Smart Cities Require Better Digital Privacy Planning
We’ve moved beyond the initial excitement about the sizzle of smart cities. The basic idea—much heralded but limited so far in practical application—is to...
Is Sound Transit Closing In on Fare Gates for Link and Sounder?
An agency report obtained by The Urbanist lays out three key scenarios to implement fare gates with the goal of driving up fare compliance...