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What We're Reading

What We’re Reading: New Fair Housing Rules Are Coming

Failing their charter: Seattle's first charter school, First Place Scholars, is failing and is on the road to expulsion. Crying Lowrise: The Stranger describes how the Lowrise...

What We’re Reading: Going All In On Timber

This week in design: Finland goes all in on its first big cross laminated timber project, Vancouver is going super boxy for a new tower, and...

What We’re Reading: No Love For Locks

Feds love SDOT: The USDOT is apparently gushing about how well Seattle is doing road safety projects. Charting household emotions: What does a room make...

What We’re Reading: Being A Gentrifier

New bikeway: 5th Avenue in Belltown could get a new separated bike lane, additional green space, safer travel lanes, and better on-street parking. Business affordability:...

What We’re Reading: Tacoma Rising Above It All

Tacoma urbanism: Details on the latest revision to Downtown Tacoma's future 240-foot hotel and 140-foot residential towers. The NEC is key: A discussion on how important...

What We’re Reading: Eroding Infrastructure

Top 10: The current ranking of US cities as the most walkable. Shell No: The reason why Shell's Polar Pioneer is allowed to dock in...

What We’re Reading: Parks or Housing?

The Next 20: The Department of Planning and Development released their four alternatives for city growth through 2035--but Nick Licata wants to steer development...

What We’re Reading: Say Hello to New Councilmember Okamoto

Quick fix: The Seattle Department of Transportation rolled out some small changes to the Roosevelt Way protected bikes lanes in the University District this...