Mayor Bruce Harrell has pledged to complete labor negotiations with the Seattle Police Officers Guild before the end of the year. But facing a tough reelection fight, he might not be around to sign the deal, which challenger Katie Wilson may want to renegotiate anyway.
Nearly $200,000 in outside spending from a political action committee started by one Woodinville tech worker has upended local politics in the quiet suburb. The goal? Taking down a pro-growth council majority.
While Tacoma saw a small uptick in housing starts in the first months of Home in Tacoma upzones, the City’s goal to add 59,000 homes by 2050 may take additional action by the City, given current trendlines.
A 5-2 vote at the council puts a zoning rollback in Three Tree Point, Lake Burien, and Seahurst on the table for 2026, following months of advocacy by residents. This November's election will likely play a big role in the final policy outcome.
CityNerd host Ray Delahanty recently visited Seattle and made a video with food blogger Kenji López-Alt while he was in town, focusing on what makes Pike Place Market great. Obviously, the pedestrianization of Pike Place came up, with the duo noting program has created more space for people walking
The sixth YIMBYtown conference, held earlier this month in Connecticut, represented a major change from its first iteration in 2016. The factors that have led to YIMBYtown going mainstream are leading to housing reforms across the country.
This week a broad coalition of transportation advocates sent a letter urging the City of Seattle to pursue a larger transportation levy package than currently under consideration in order to meet its own affirmed goals on climate, safety, equity, and quality of life.
This week a broad coalition of transportation advocates sent a letter urging the City of Seattle to pursue a larger transportation levy package than currently under consideration in order to meet its own affirmed goals on climate, safety, equity, and quality of life.
2 Line trains will start running between Bellevue and Redmond in advance of full service into Seattle expected in 2025. After months of anticipation, Sound Transit announced Thursday that it will begin service on its brand new East Link light rail line between South Bellevue and Redmond Technology Center on
This week a broad coalition of transportation advocates sent a letter urging the City of Seattle to pursue a larger transportation levy package than currently under consideration in order to meet its own affirmed goals on climate, safety, equity, and quality of life.
This week a broad coalition of transportation advocates sent a letter urging the City of Seattle to pursue a larger transportation levy package than currently under consideration in order to meet its own affirmed goals on climate, safety, equity, and quality of life.
The Mayor’s move to roll out gunshot detectors, closed circuit cameras, and expanded real-time crime center software has raised privacy and equity concerns. Whether in George Orwell’s classic 1984 or newer portrayals of ubiquitous monitoring in television shows like Silo and Person of Interest, our society has been
Puget Sound parks too often go underused, but adding more sports fields is a quick fix. A few years ago, I decided to mix things up and took my kids on the bus to Yesler Terrace Park. With spectacular views, streetcars rolling by, and a lot of great urbanism, I
Voter turnout for the November 2023 election was the lowest on record for a general election in Washington State history, according to a Seattle Times analysis of election data from the Secretary of State’s Office. Division and distrust have permeated our democracy and low turnout is the result. In
The council president’s push to slash public services instead of raise new revenue is at odds with voters. When Argentina’s new right-wing president Javier Milei was inaugurated last month, he memorably vowed to take a “chainsaw” to the country’s public services and slash public spending. When Sara
2 Line trains will start running between Bellevue and Redmond in advance of full service into Seattle expected in 2025. After months of anticipation, Sound Transit announced Thursday that it will begin service on its brand new East Link light rail line between South Bellevue and Redmond Technology Center on
The program will use city-owned property to provide bathrooms, showers, a kitchen, and case management services for unhoused residents living in their vehicles. It’s taken significantly longer than city leaders may have hoped for, but Bellevue has moved one step closer towards opening its first “safe parking” facility for
The City of Redmond is acting quickly to keep 100 affordable homes on track to be built after a fully-formed plan to build them in Kenmore was derailed by the Kenmore City Council over the past few months. On Tuesday night, the Redmond City Council approved moving forward with a
Tacoma is advancing work on what has become a multi-year process to legalize middle housing, such as fourplexes and rowhouses, throughout the city. The Home In Tacoma zoning reform process, announced back in 2020, has sought to end exclusionary zoning practices in a city mostly zoned just for single-family homes.
A vocal critic of highway expansion, Mello’s urbanist vision includes “parks and open space trails, a good transportation network, safe places to walk and bike.” After eight years of Republican control of the Pierce County Executive’s office, Democrat Ryan Mello is running to be the one to lead
A vocal critic of highway expansion, Mello’s urbanist vision includes “parks and open space trails, a good transportation network, safe places to walk and bike.” After eight years of Republican control of the Pierce County Executive’s office, Democrat Ryan Mello is running to be the one to lead
Everett Transit’s possible consolidation with Community Transit is advancing slower than anticipated, but emerging details suggest that transit riders in Everett could be better off if the city department folded into Snohomish County’s larger transit service provider. Under today’s paradigm, Everett Transit has just 10 city bus
City council’s efforts to redevelop Ridgecrest imperil local paratransit access. On Monday, the Shoreline City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance that blocks operation of most bus bases within the city, throwing the future of King County Metro’s current Access paratransit bus base in the Ridgecrest neighborhood into jeopardy.
