What We're Reading

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What We’re Reading: Missing the Commute, Top 4, and Spawning Again

Missing the commute: If you're working from home and missing your commute, you're probably not alone ($). Doubling down: Germany is planning to align railway...

What We’re Reading: Booming Cities, NYC Open Streets, and Tax To House

Booming cities: New York City grew by 629,000 residents over the past decade ($). The Washington Post tracked where many cities are growing spatially. Fate...

What We’re Reading: 2018 Streetsies, A Different Big Box, and Wright Architecture

Penalize scofflaws: Seattle wants to unclog bus lanes with camera enforcement ($), but that will take a change in state law. 2018 Streetsies: Streetsblog has...

What We’re Reading: Buyer’s Market, Still On Track, and Green New Deal

Buyer's market: For the first time in four years, homes in Seattle are selling below list price as housing prices continue to crater ($). Student housing...

What We’re Reading: Shutdown Averted, Paid Family Leave, And Public School Funding Policy

Rubbish: Vienna is pretty innovative when it comes to deal with its trash. Thwarting the will: A Libertarian law firm wants to dismantle Seattle's voluntary democracy...

What We’re Reading: Protecting Multifamily Housing, Distracted, and Pierce County Coup Attempt

Housing hope: In Southwest Snohomish County, Housing Hope is looking at sites for affordable housing ($). Regrettable error: The West Point wastewater treatment facility in...

What We’re Reading: Changing Times, Oops, and Yes To Car Tabs

Density debate: Is gentle density enough? Car-free streets: Will car-free streets be the norm soon? Changing times: After 40 years, a newsstand at Pike Place Market...

What We’re Reading: Strip Malls, It’s Time, and Housing Is Popular

Strip malls: Sightline dives into how strip malls could house a lot of people. Revised estimates: The California high-speed rail got a little more pricey. House...