What We’re Reading: 8,550, Goodbye Parking Minimums, and Fresh Food Incentives
8,550: Out of millions of on-street parking spaces, New York City transformed 8,550 for outdoor dining space during the pandemic.
New digs: In Everett, residents...
What We’re Reading: Missing Middle YVR, Living Battery Street, and Security Theater
Legacy entertainment saved?: Amazon is picking up Landmark Theaters. Will that save the Guild 45th and the Seven Gables?
Deadly right hooks: Data from Toronto...
What We’re Reading: Lost Affordable Housing, Midtown Center, and Hostile Street Environment
Failure to asset: How Toronto turned an airport rail failure into a commuter asset.
Lost affordabel housing: The Republican tax bill will lead to poor...
What We Are Reading: A Diet That Really Works
A (Road) Diet That Really Works: Early data shows that Rainier Avenue (the city's most deadly street) has seen 15 percent fewer collisions, 31...
What We’re Reading: Bertha, Buses, and Bids
Impending doom: The Seattle Times reports on the challenges and risks as Bertha edges under SR-99 and Downtown, including fears that more sinkholes might follow ($),...
What We’re Reading: MLT TOD, Climate Change Adaptation, and Stone Age Policy
Rejecting inaction: In Phoenix, complete streets volunteers resigned en mass in response to inaction by city officials.
Paris Accord in 2018: The United States is...
What We’re Reading: Vacancies Rising, Back to Basics, and Reducing Pollution
Vacancies rising: In the core of Downtown Seattle, 26% of apartment dwelling units are empty ($).
Going all in: A non-profit developer is planning more than...
What We’re Reading: Greening of Seattle
Fearing change: Tacoma residents are concerned about the scale of development in the Proctor District and aren't so keen on more housing options in...