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Sunday Video: The Wonky Magic of Urban Growth Boundaries
In his most recent video, CityNerd's Ray Delahanty dives into the wonky magic of urban growth boundaries, using the case study of Lexington, Kentucky.
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Politics
Seattle Leaders Riff About Abundance, Budget Cuts at State of Downtown Summit
At the "State of Downtown" summit last week, budget fault lines and unlikely collaborations emerged, as business leaders acclimate to new progressive leadership at the City of Seattle and King County.
Transit
Metro Launching All-Door Bus Boarding as Part of Spring Service Change
To speed up transit, King County Metro is officially allowing all-door boarding on buses systemwide starting Saturday, March 28, coinciding with the spring bus service change and Sound Transit's big crosslake 2 Line launch
Social Housing
Seattle Social Housing Developer Wins New Tool from State Lawmakers
Earlier this week, Governor Bob Ferguson signed the Seattle Social Housing Developer's priority bill, granting new powers to collaborate with state and local government and receive access to public land.
Podcasts
Urbanist Podcast: Final Push in Olympia and Candidate Launch Updates
The Urbanist's Ryan Packer, Amy Sundberg, and Doug Trumm discussed recent news out of Olympia, candidate campaign rollouts, and King County transportation funding woes.
Homelessness
Wilson Rolls Out Bills Expediting Emergency Housing for Homeless Residents
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson rolled out new legislation intended to expedite production of emergency housing and homeless shelter at the Hope Factory in SoDo. She aims to produce 1,000 units in her first year.
Housing
Seattle Planning Director Says Upzones Within Two Blocks of Transit Inbound… Eventually
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s administration is queuing up housing density increases within two blocks of all frequent transit corridors, planning director Rico Quirondongo revealed at a recent meeting of the Seattle Planning Commission, which pushed for the idea and greeted the plan warmly.
Transit
Sunday Video: CityNerd’s Best Transit Cities in North America
Ray Delahanty of CityNerd ranked the top transit cities in North America based on ridership per capita at the metropolitan scale. Seattle narrowly makes Ray’s top 15 list. Check out who is above Seattle.
Podcasts
Urbanist Podcast: Social Housing and Wilson’s Four Pillars of Affordability
In this podcast episode, The Urbanist’s newsroom dives into recent headlines including Katie Wilson’s State of the City speech, which bills are moving and which are dying at the Washington State Legislation, and the Seattle Social Housing Developer’s latest moves.
Construction
Seattle Social Housing Staffs Up, Nets $115 Million
The Seattle Social Housing Developer smashed projections and pulled in more than double the amount expected from a recently voter-approved “excess compensation tax.” Social housing advocates’ priority bill at the state legislature is also making significant progress.