What We're Reading

What We’re Reading: Going Dutch

Annexation: Seattle looks toward annexing White Center and now has an incentive to do so ($). Going Dutch: Norway wants to greatly expand bike infrastructure with...

What We’re Reading: Making Lines, Bikeshare Saga, And Sanctuary Cities

Making tracks and lines: How Sound Transit could create seven light rail lines out of ST3. Budget priorities: Seattle’s settled budget puts $29 million in to housing...

What We’re Reading: WA Shutdown, A Pause, And London’s Bold Plan

PDX bus priority: Portland is working enhanced bus corridors giving street priority to buses in order to get them out of traffic. WA shutdown: Washington...

What We’re Reading: Blind Spot, Microtransit, and SRO Is Art

Gut check: Should landlords get to use a “gut check” when picking tenants? Blind spot: Streetsblog discusses the "environmentalist blind spot" on transportation. Booming ridership: Ridership on...

What We’re Reading: Culpability All Around, OR Goes ID Stop, and Car-Free London

Rehabilitated?: Is the new Portland Building still the Portland Building? Culpability all around: Federal transportation safety officials blast all parties in the 2017 DuPont Amtrak...

What We’re Reading: Calling It Quits, Giving Back, And Longevity

Calling it quits: Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is calling it quits after sexual abuse claims against him damage his re-election campaign; he'll stay on...

What We’re Reading: CA Housing Reform, Roads to Nowhere, and Accessible Transit

Controlling rent: Rents are rising in Berlin, but the city's boroughs are buying up apartments to keep the rents down. Can Berlin buy its...
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What We’re Reading: Zoning For Housing, Surrey Beats Vancouver, and Safer Cars

Zoning for housing: Bend rezoned single-family areas and has seen a sharp increase in housing production. Choice remains: In Alaska, the state supreme court has...