4+ hour, 4+ min ago  (307+ words) An idea advanced by then-Mayor Lynne Robinson late last year before being fleshed out by City staff, the Interim Official Controls (IOC) will be in place for at least six months, with the council set to consider a longer-term framework…...

9+ hour, 6+ min ago  (248+ words) Hannah Sabio-Howell is taking on State Senator Jamie Pedersen in the 43rd LD. As a young Millennial renter and labor movement leader, she is stressing an affordability agenda and contending the incumbent is too cozy with corporations. Taking on an incumbent who…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (466+ words) The long wait is almost over. Transit riders will finally be able to catch light rail trains across Lake Washington between Seattle and the Eastside starting on Saturday March 28, Sound Transit announced Friday. The highly anticipated extension will include two…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (398+ words) Join Us for February Urbanist Socials and Waterways Presentation March 3rd'The Urbanist Join Us for February Urbanist Socials and Waterways Presentation March 3rd While The Urbanist's usual schedule of social hours continues in February, we are hosting a very interesting presentation…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1047+ words) The Seattle Social Housing Developer is riding high after receiving news that its recently voter-approved "excess compensation tax" smashed projections and pulled in $115 million in its first year. Social housing advocates" priority bill at the state legislature is also making…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (568+ words) This past Friday, the Washington Senate approved a bill expanding the number of local governments across Puget Sound and Grays Harbor that could advance new passenger ferry routes, but with a number of provisions that ferry advocates are warning could…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (492+ words) The bill was one of Sound Transit's biggest focuses this legislative session, one strategy to tackle the $34.5 billion financial shortfall the agency faces over the next two decades. Testifying in favor of the proposal were some of the agency's biggest…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1341+ words) The massive turnout in support of Issaquah's light rail extension last month is a sign that things have changed when it comes to public support for passenger rail in the Puget Sound region." The House Transportation Committee's decision to halt…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (250+ words) Over the past 15 years, SNG has helped deliver real, on-the-ground change across the city: That's why, in our 15th year, we are proud to step into a new chapter as Seattle Streets Alliance. As a city-wide nonprofit with full-time staff supporting…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (863+ words) In 2023, Pollet railed against HB 1110, that bill's successor that was ultimately able to make it across the finish line. He did ultimately vote for it after securing an amendment allowing cities to hold off on zoning changes in specific areas,…...