Mayor Durkan’s Budget Raids JumpStart Payroll Tax for $100 Million Pledge to Communities of...
Mayor Jenny Durkan launched her next skirmish with Seattle City Council today as she released a 2021 budget that skimmed revenue from the their...
Op-Ed: Why You Should Comment On Community Transit’s Transit Development Plan
If you ride Community Transit, please commit to comment on the Snohomish County-based agency's Transit Development Plan (TDP ). Hours of transit agency staff...
Seattle Must Reject Austerity in Response to Covid Recession Budget Holes
The Urbanist joined more than 40 community organizations in signing a letter urging Mayor Jenny Durkan and the Seattle City Council to reject austerity...
Cascadia Needs to Change Its Ways to Keep from Burning Up
A week of forest fires and skies choked with toxic smoke was a sobering reminder of the fragility of our environment.
An incredible amount of...
King County’s Proposed 2020 Strategic Climate Action Plan Centers Environmental Justice
But questions remain around whether or not ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets represent empty promises given the challenges posed by growth in the region.
Last...
Biden’s Climate Plan Would Launch Green New Deal and High-Speed Rail Network
While Joe Biden may have emphasized highway building during the virtual Democratic National Convention, his $2 trillion dollar "Build Back Better" climate plan is...
Mount Rainier National Park Seeks Input to Guide Access Upgrades
To meet growing visitation to Mount Rainier National Park, the National Park Services (NPS) is pondering changes to the Nisqually to Paradise corridor. Between,...
Seattle Planning Commission Maps Out Equitable Covid Recovery Strategies
Racial equity and resilience were not prioritized highly enough pre-Covid. The Seattle Planning Commission wants to ensure the Covid recovery achieves positive results for...