Green New Deal: The Green New Deal would dramatically overhaul America’s transportation system if passed. Millennials are supporting the movement en mass.
CA environmental justice: California’s carbon-free electricity bill could bring immense environmental benefits to low-income and minority communities that are often overlooked.
Shrinking popo: Seattle’s police force is shrinking despite efforts to grow it.
An inclusive economy: Richard Florida explains how affordable housing could improve the American economy.
Saving the Showbox: Temporary preservation protections ends on the Showbox in six months, but the process to preserve the building is moving along.
Equitable mobility: Luxembourg’s effort to create free transit is more about social equity goals than congestion and environmental benefits, according to officials.
Race to the bottom: Why do cities keeping trying to outcompete each in a race to the bottom on tax breaks for businesses?
Holy moly, Seattle: Streetsblog hails Seattle and Minneapolis as the holy grails of transit.
Falling prices: Seattle area housing prices continue to fall to their lowest levels in two years ($).
Not so fast: Amazon may bail on New York City after strong resistance to catering to their corporate welfarism and unmitigated gentrification impacts ($).
True colors: A landlord got very racist when providing public testimony on a bill to reduce and reform the evictions process.
Get organized: Seattle helped ignite America’s labor movement 100 years ago.
Ending Eyman advisory votes: Washington legislators could soon end the expensive and useless advisory votes on taxes that Tim Eyman created.
Don’t be a cheater: Being a repeat high occupancy vehicle lane cheater in Washington could become a much more expensive hobby under proposed legislation.
Transit poachers: Uber and Lyft are awful for cities according to Streetsblog‘s litany of grievances.
Zoning reform: Zoning reform is not a magic bullet to getting desired development outcomes, but it is still important.
Progressive tax reform: Low-income and middle-income households may be able to recoup all or some of the sales tax they pay under a proposed bill in the Washington State Legislature.
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 positive outcomes for communities. With stints in great cities like Bellingham and Cork, Stephen currently lives in Seattle. He primarily covers land use and transportation issues and has been with The Urbanist since 2014.