1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (650+ words) Sound Transit's timeline to deliver light rail to West Seattle has slipped to 2035, three years later than its last estimate, the agency confirmed Thursday. Sound Transit's acting Chief Capital Delivery Officer Brad Owen delivered the news during the board's System…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (795+ words) The project was to be the city's first foray into creating workforce housing, intended for households making up to 60% of King County's annual median income, or around $72,000 for a family of two – a subset of the population that are not…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (293+ words) Without state pressure, Bainbridge Island looked to be heading for several more months of deliberations around how exactly to add density to accommodate state laws like House Bill 1220, a 2021 update to the GMA that requires cities to plan for expected…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1114+ words) Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is taking another swing to increase affordability for residents by championing an ordinance that would prevent large grocery companies from setting prices by using customers’ personal information. A study by Consumer Reports made headlines last year…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (779+ words) On Tuesday, the Seattle City Council approved mayor-backed legislation banning junk fees on renters in a 8-0 vote. Rental junk fees include administrative service fees, pet rent, and package fees. Councilmember Dionne Foster was the lead sponsor of the bill, which…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (410+ words) Danny Wesneat has a column in the Seattle Times in which he claims the left in Washington State, unlike other parts of the country like Michigan or New York, “fizzled” because only four of the 22 insurgent progressives challenging Democratic incumbents…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (557+ words) These categories reflect the "Safe Systems" approach that has been adopted across multiple levels of government in the U.S., including at the Federal Highway Administration. One reason policymakers pushed back on the action plan was cost. Days after that discussion, Lynnwood…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1336+ words) The need for the City of Seattle to engage in a coordinated and evidence-based plan to prevent gun violence has entered the spotlight following the much-publicized shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival at Seattle Center in July, during…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (219+ words) The Urbanist Sunday Video: How Safe Is Your City’s Transportation System? A lot of noise has been made by the federal government’s transportation secretary about the safety of transit And while tragedy does happen from time to time on transit,…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (305+ words) The National Weather Service recognizes four meteorological seasons, and "Smoke" is not one of them. The sickly orange haze over Washington State skies this week isn't an act of nature or a fact of the climate. It's a policy decision....