Two New Frelingford Projects Take Advantage of MHA but Show a Different Approach
On Monday, two projects went before the Northeast Design Review Board, each for their second round of Early Design Guidance. Each promised to deliver...
Mediation Meltdown: 35th Avenue NE Still Needs Mayoral Leadership
After more than a year of contentious wrangling over proposed safety improvements to 35th Avenue NE, mediation between two local groups is now over...
Wonkabout Washington: Pierce County Doubles Protected Farmland, Next Steps on Sound Transit’s Paid Parking
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Sound Transit Expands Permit Parking at Its Park-and-Rides
On Thursday, the Sound Transit Board of Directors approved a revamped permit parking program for Sound Transit-operated parking facilities. The program will allow Sound...
Wonkabout Washington: Seattle Has Too Much Parking and Olympia Expands Missing Middle Housing
New study shows Seattle has overabundance of parking
Since the invention of the automobile, Americans have been obsessed with where to park them. Yet, new...
Wonkabout Washington: Tacoma Passes Inclusionary Zoning for Mall Area
We are excited to announce a new partnership between Futurewise and The Urbanist! Futurewise is a statewide organization dedicated to proper implementation of the...
Two Urbanists and Joni Balter Debate Decongestion Pricing, the Streetcar and Parking on KUOW
Last Friday's KUOW's Week in Review ended up being an excellent discussion of popular recent urbanism topics: decongestion pricing, the center city streetcar, and...
Shoupistas Rejoice: Seattle Passes Parking Reform
On Monday, the Seattle City Council met to adopt a landmark citywide parking reform ordinance, which had been in the making for nearly two...