What We’re Reading: No Parking Minimums, Tree Train, and Maglev
No parking minimums: St. Paul has eliminated car parking minimums. Should other cities follow suit?
Tragic fire: A tragic Tukwila apartment fire killed three residents...
What We’re Reading: Big Choices, Definitely Art, And Safer Schools
Big choices: Los Angeles voters keep Mayor Eric Garcetti and turn down a building moratorium on new housing on very low turnout.
Offline: There's still...
What We’re Reading: Areaways, Red Cup Project, and Remove the Hazard
Withdrawn but not out: Mayor Jenny Durkan had her pick to lead the Human Services Department withdraw from further consideration.
Areaways: Due to risk of...
What We’re Reading: CSO Failures, Superblocks, and Historic Lows
Low-cost activation: Why are cities bringing giant games to parks and plazas?
Walkability: What makes a place walkable?
CSO failures: King County has been fined $118,500 since...
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: Second Avenue, Mosquito Fleet Return, and Capitol Hill Station TOD Starts
Net Neutrality WA: Despite Net Neutrality being cast away in the United States, it's still law in Washington.
Megaregions: What should we do about the...
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: An Alternative Seattle Subway
Stopping displacement: How expensive new housing reduces displacement of low-income housing.
A protected class: Hartford, Connecticut wants to kick out a non-traditional family because of...