What We’re Reading: A Second Station, ‘Mountain Lion’ Cities, and 100,000 Affordable Homes
Still hiring: Amazon is hiring another 12,500 workers in Seattle ($).
A second station: Capitol Hill nearly got second light rail station but those hopes...
What We’re Reading: Final Section, TikTok Urbanism, and Side Street Urbanism
Final section: Construction on the final section of the East Lake Sammamish Trail has begun.
2,000 passes: Seattle will offer up to 2,000 workers in...
What We’re Reading: Saving Metro and Planning the City
Local headlines: Residents of affordable housing in the Central District fear that they could lose their housing due to sale of their building. Pacific Place...
What We’re Reading: Shakespeare’s London, Defining Families, and Saving Amtrak Cascades
Build it and they will come: Copenhagen is planning to build nearly 8,000 bicycle parking spaces at the city's central train station.
Save Cascades: If...
What We’re Reading: Zoner-in-Chief, Back on Track, and 20% Reduction
Zoner-in-Chief: President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan includes language about grants for local jurisdictions to end exclusionary zoning practices and parking minimums.
Proceeds: Oregon's bike...
What We’re Reading: Amazon, Corporate Welfare King, F on Shoveling, and Setting the Bar
Amazon, corporate welfare king: Amazon threw in the towel on a new branch office at Long Island City because the company could not get...
What We’re Reading: Upsizing, Elite Access Only, and Highway Revolt
Collaborative development: South Lake Union parking lots owned by Recovery Café, Cornish College of the Arts, and Bellwether Housing are being sold for redevelopment...
What We’re Reading: Put A Lid On It Redux
Objecting to inclusion: California developers plan to challenge inclusionary zoning with the Supreme Court of the United States.
Return of the lid: Building upon earlier...