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Nat Henry maps out Mayor Harrell's growth plan and finds his transit corridor plan would would upzone fewer than 1 in 10 ...
Governor Bob Ferguson should sign HB 1232 into law and immediately make use of the enforcement mechanisms it contains to stop ...
Phase two of the One Seattle Plan had included additional housing density around 30 existing commercial centers like ...
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell pushed back against an auditor report calling for more coordination around gun violence prevention and criticizing SPD’s haphazard approach to investigations. Deputy Mayor ...
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Andrew Villeneuve offers recommendations for Redmond eats, activities, and happenings and invites urbanists to Northwest ...
Stephen is a professional urban planner in Puget Sound with a passion for sustainable, livable, and diverse cities. He is especially interested in how policies, regulations, and programs can promote ...
The bill provides a strong template for allowing housing near high capacity transit, but does not kick in until 2029 in central Puget Sound. On Tuesday, the Washington State Senate approved a bill ...
The addition of RapidRide G to Seattle's transit network led to nearly 5,000 additional trips that simply weren't happening before. The latest numbers illustrate the big gains that can come with ...
Ryan Packer has been writing for The Urbanist since 2015, and currently reports full-time as Contributing Editor. Their beats are transportation, land use, public space, traffic safety, and obscure ...
Vancouver Senator Annette Cleveland was the one Democratic senator to vote against rent stabilization. She also sought to invalidate local renter protections across the state. (TVW) On Thursday, the ...
On peak days, Seattle users are taking more than 20,000 scootershare rides. (Doug Trumm) Seattle’s free-floating bikeshare and scootershare programs have continued their path of steady growth. Across ...