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Politics and Government

Mayor Murray’s Seattle-Only Plan for Metro

 After a whirlwind week, the bus saga continues. Today, Mayor Ed Murray presented his blueprint for a Seattle-only measure to restore King County Metro Transit...

Event Reminder: Ben Ross Presents “Dead End: Suburban Sprawl and the Rebirth of American...

Cul-de-sac's literal translation means "bottom of the bag." Book available for purchase online. Many of you probably know that we have a weekly Tuesday meeting at Roy...

Ben Ross Presents “Dead End: Suburban Sprawl and the Rebirth of American Urbanism”

On May 7th at 7pm Ben Ross will be talking about his new book, Dead End: Suburban Sprawl and the Rebirth of American Urbanism at...

Casual Disregard: The Unspoken Case For $15

  I’m not a religious man by any stretch of the imagination but I do think and I do see inspiration in words like those...

Metro On The Chopping Block

Opposition to Proposition 1 proved to be too much. Unofficial results indicate that the measure appears to have failed. Current results show "Yes" on...

Reminder: The Urbanist Meetup for Prop 1

Tonight we'll be meeting up at the Roy Street Coffee & Tea on Capitol Hill from 6pm-9pm. Feel free to drop in at any point. We'll...

Last Push to Save King County Metro

It's not too late to turn in your ballot—tomorrow is Election Day! Ballots must be postmarked by the 22nd, so be sure to get yours to...

Sunday Video: Transit and Citizen Engagement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62NLkP77BC4 Light Rail, Citizen Engagement and the Birth of Rail~Volution Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Portland) discusses his past life as a Multnomah County Commissioner and the foundation...