What We’re Reading: Tragedy in DuPont, Bussed Out, and Tilting at Windmills

Tragedy in DuPont: Earlier this week, an Amtrak Cascades train derailed just south of DuPont killing three passengers--including two local train aficionados ($)--and dozens of...

What We’re Reading: 1974, Highway Ban, and Abolish State DOTs

1974: Multifamily housing construction is the highest since 1974. Not like the recession: Shelterforce discusses how the pandemic housing market is not like the Great...

What We’re Reading: Quiet Zone, LVT, and Renter Protections

Quiet zone: Paris's "quiet zone" is set to move forward, calming central neighborhoods of car traffic. Disastrous environmental review: In California, a new bill would...

What We’re Reading: Zero-Emissions District, Dingbats, and The Interurbans

Zero-emissions district: A Norwegian city is planning a district as completely zero-emissions. Planning for all: How can less car-centric planning benefit rural areas, too? Not recreational...

What We’re Reading: Paddleboard Urbanism

Photo finish: The Fremont Bridge will see over 1 million bike rides for 2014. Northgate ped-bike bridge: Local politicians call for more time on promised funding for...

What We’re Reading: Cali Rules, Deal, and Frog Ferry

Cali rules: Following California's vehicle emissions rule standards, more than a dozen states could follow suit. Non-drivers are future: Anna Zivarts argues that non-drivers are...

What We’re Reading: Hop On the Rollercoaster!

  The development keeps coming: It looks like Pioneer Square, Downtown, and even Downtown Kent (my hometown) will get some big projects soon. That empty...

What We’re Reading: Doling Out the Dough, Euro Train in America, and Free the...

Metro's budget: King County passed a $2.5 billion biennial budget for transit, so what does it fund? Doling out the dough: The Federal Transit Administration...