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Politics and Government

Mixed Signals on the American Superhighway: Devolve, Evolve, or Prod Ahead?

Congress finally did something! It appears poised to pass a "six-year" transportation bill. In truth, the bill contains money for only three years and...

Toward Affordable Housing: Seattle Adopts A Commercial Linkage Fee

For more than a year, conversations have been ongoing about both the promise and pitfalls of Seattle's Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) process. But in...

2015 General Election Analysis — Seattle

The first results from the general election are in. Voter turnout was low, and none of the predicted "waves" came to fruition. But urbanists came...

2015 General Election Results

Below are the results for the 2015 general election on election night. Projected winners will be in bold. Endorsed candidates/positions will have an (e) next...

Ballots Due Today

Alright, so you've procrastinated. Ballots are due today, and you still have yours. That's okay, we can walk you through this. Here's the tricky part:...

Reminder: Ballots Due Tomorrow

Ballots are due tomorrow, November 3rd. If you haven't already, slap a stamp on them and slip them in the mailbox. Or save yourself a...

Put Your Feet First and Move Seattle: Vote YES on Prop 1

This November, Seattle voters will have the opportunity to vote YES on ballot Proposition 1, a nine-year transportation levy. Proposition 1 would replace the...

Take Action: Help Expand Access to Bike Share

The Seattle City Council is setting an important agenda on the City's upcoming budget. There's a lot of important issues that Council will sink...