Sunday Video: Putting 12 Urban Freeways Out to Pasture
By popular demand, Ray Delahanty of CityNerd released a top 12 urban highways that should be slated for removal to improve the cities that surround them. Seattle made the list.
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Op-Ed: Seattle Must Fund MHA Inclusionary Zoning or Axe It
Seattle YIMBY lays out the case for overhauling Seattle's MHA inclusionary zoning program, with funding to offset builder costs in high-density zones, and a repeal of the affordability requirements in lowrise zones.
Tacoma Tries Again for Safer Streets with $200 Million Levy
The Tacoma City Council voted Tuesday to put a new “Connect Tacoma" levy on the ballot. Scaled back from a proposal voters rejected last April, the package still aims to fulfill goals of safer, more pedestrian-friendly streets.
Privately Funded Seattle Waterfront Trail to Soft Launch Friday
Riders will get a sneak peek of the new trail for a few hours on the first day of cruise ship season, providing a detour around Pier 66. The full stretch opens next Tuesday, providing a wide, comfortable path between downtown and the Olympic Sculpture Park.
Op-Ed: Join the Save Ballard Rail March on April 19
Transit advocates will march from Ballard to Smith Cove to draw attention to Sound Transit's plans to jettison this section of light rail, promised in the ST3 ballot measure.
Op-Ed: Reconnect and Automate Ballard to West Seattle Rail to Save ST3
Sound Transit can halve the cost of light rail to Ballard and West Seattle by building them as a connected automated light rail line with slimmer stations, according to two transit experts who have launched the Sound Transit Now campaign.
King County Council's D2 Race Heats Up with Dueling Public Safety Platforms
Last week, Toshiko Hasegawa and Rebecca Saldaña, the two leading candidates for King County Council’s District 2 seat, each released public safety platforms. Both are focused on reforming the criminal legal system and decreasing incarceration.
Citations Virtually Nonexistent After Metro Resumed Fare Enforcement
King County Metro restarted fare enforcement on its buses last spring after a five-year hiatus. But between May and December, the agency issued just eight citations for repeated non-payment, with none of those citations being resolved.
Katie Wilson Scales Bicycle Weekends on Lake Washington Boulevard Back Up
Seattle's only annual open streets festival along the South Seattle waterfront will run every single weekend this summer outside of Seafair. Wilson's changes are a bold reversal of her predecessor's scaling back of Bicycle Weekends.
Builders Push for Temporary MHA Fee Break to Spur Housing Starts
A group of builders is urging Seattle to reduce Mandatory Housing Affordability fees for three years with the aim of kickstarting a sputtering homebuilding industry. They say 125 stalled projects encompassing 12,000 units could be resurrected.