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New Sound Transit CEO Supports Exploring Eastside-only Light Rail, Shares Thoughts on Fare-Free Transit

Although she's only been on the job for six weeks, newly-hired Sound Transit CEO Julie Timm already has been put in the spotlight for...
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A Reflection on the “Forbidden Houses” of Bothell

Four years ago I moved from a single-family home in Seattle to a condominium in dense downtown Kirkland. It was an adjustment. I loved...
Peter Kirk Park with Kirkland Urban and construction in the background

Downtown and Rose Hill: Kirkland’s Corridor of Dense New Development

After Totem Lake, a neighborhood that is experiencing a spree of significant growth, the next notable constellation of new commercial and residential development in...

Kirkland Moves to Add Dedicated Funding Stream for Safety Projects, But Bikes Mostly A...

Residents and visitors to Kirkland could see more marked crosswalks along with new and repaired sidewalks if a plan to adopt a new $20...

Draft Bellevue Budget Includes Growth in Revenues, Transportation, Police, and More

Fall is here, and though the days getting shorter, the city council meetings are getting longer as chief executives from local jurisdictions each put...
Village @ Totem Lake from Totem Lake Park

Totem Lake Shoulders Kirkland’s Transformation and Growth

Yet designing for cars continues to be a problem in the city's fastest growing neighborhood. When cataloging development in Kirkland, it's evident where the City...
A cottage in a leafy backyard in the fall.

Bellevue Poll Findings Show Broad Support for Bold Housing Action

Two and a half weeks after the Bellevue Housing Research Coalition unveiled initial poll results showing broad dissatisfaction with the Bellevue housing market, the...

Eastside Cities Consider Tenant Protections — with Varying Outcomes for Residents

On Tuesday evening, residents, advocates, and rental housing groups packed into the physical and virtual chambers of Newcastle City Hall. Amid some minor code...