Seattle Should Pass A Minimum Paid Leave Law
The United States is the only country among wealthy European, Asian and North American countries that doesn't have a national minimum vacation requirement. France...
Measuring Housing Need Compared to Job Growth
Trulia's blog provides another important contribution about housing costs. The most recent post includes the graph above. This graph reinforces the evidence that the price...
Metropolitan Park District Passing
The first round of results have dropped, and most prominently in tonight's election returns is the Seattle Metropolitan Park District. Currently, the proposition is...
Vote “For” the Seattle Metropolitan Park District
This primary election, Seattle voters will answer a question: do we believe that parks and community centers are an essential service, and a priority...
WSDOT’s Repair Plan for Bertha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlPgkPo_vGQ
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and their contractor Seattle Tunnel Partners (STP) went on a media blitz yesterday to explain their plans and...
Ambitious Training
Ambitious training--Sound Transit is doing just that and in spades. With the unfurling of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) last week, ST’s...
Seattle Transit Funding Shouldn’t Be Used To Cut Service
This fall Seattle voters could approve new taxes to pay for bus service -- and still lose their bus route. It sounds crazy, but...
More Evidence To Build More Housing
If you are concerned about housing costs, you should know that building a lot more housing will be critical to control or reduce costs. We...