What We’re Reading: A new parklet arrives on Second Avenue

Biking in Bellevue: Bellevue is planning to build out more trail along SR-520 and is reviewing options for bike lanes on 116th Avenue NE. Hail...

What We’re Reading: Housing for All, Authoritarianism at Work, and Corner Stores Invigorate

Intra-party challenge: Two Democrats are going head-to-head for the open Lt. Governor position in Washington. CA rent control: California has another statewide rent control measure...

What We’re Reading: Questionable Noise, Extraordinary Disruptions, and Parking Socialism

Questionable noise: The use of sirens on emergency vehicles may do more harm than good ($). Carless: Households without cars in America may be more...
A snowy Beacon Hill near the local light rail station. (Owen Pickford)

What We’re Reading: Parked Out, Delayed Again, and HSR Now

Repeal Faircloth: The Faircloth Amendment is still on the books. What does that mean for public housing? Parked out: Car ownership rates have peaked in...

What We’re Reading: ST3 in Seattle, Listen to the Kids, and AMS Climate Action

Artificial island for housing: Hong Kong wants to build a new artificial island at the cost of £60 billion to 260,000 homes. ST3 in Seattle:...

What We’re Reading: Bullet Train, Black Urbanists, and Banking on Density

This one makes sense: Simon Fraser University students want an aerial gondola to reach the mountainous enclave college as a last-mile solution from SkyTrain. Toxic...

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...

What We’re Reading: Phase 2, National Moratorium Continued, and DC Slow Streets

Unemployment extremes: Why is Japan's unemployment rate only 2.6% while America's is off the charts ($)? Phase 2: Now that King County is in Safe...