New Bellevue and Woodinville Eastrail Segments Anticipated to Open in 2021
Underway in the Eastside is an effort to unify isolated railway-turned trails into a regionally unrivaled trail. Named Eastrail in 2019, the planned trail...
A Perspective from the City Across the Lake
It was fitting for my first full day in the Pacific Northwest to start off with a cold and rainy January morning. As I...
Bothell Legalizes Duplexes on Corner Lots and Trims Red Tape
Bothell has become the most recent city in the Puget Sound Region to adopt zoning reforms that realize objectives of the state's 2019 housing...
Bellevue’s New I-405 Interchange Won’t Reduce Congestion
Cities across the country have poured billions and billions into ineffective road infrastructure projects that are leaving them deep in traffic and even deeper...
Kenmore Seeking to Expedite and Incentivize Affordable Housing Projects
Kenmore could be on the cusp of passing a package of amendments that streamline the permitting process for affordable housing projects and provide a...
Despite Its Bluster, Bellevue Is Ill-Prepared for Amazon Boom
Yesterday, Puget Sound Business Journal published a story on Bellevue's affordability efforts. Despite some optimistic quotes from local leaders, Bellevue has yet to crack...
Metro Pours Some Cold Water on a Kenmore-Seattle Water Taxi
Before the Puget Sound Regional Council shared their draft passenger only ferry study in December, King County Metro had submitted a report on implementation...
Kirkland-to-UW and Kenmore-to-UW Rise to the Top in Passenger-Only Ferry Study
The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) has analyzed seven passenger-only ferry routes and issued results this month. Two Lake Washington routes--Kirkland to the University...