Intended to reduce barriers that are preventing lower-density commercial buildings from getting redeveloped into housing, ...

Amazon and Microsoft benefit handsomely from a tax loophole in the Workforce Education Investment Act. Lawmakers can end this tax giveaway to boost higher education funding. These tech giants donate ...

Revive I-5 is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reduce car dependency and encourage transit, walking, rolling, and biking, but the Seattle region is letting it slip between its fingers. It's not ...

Elected officials in Washington state are being forced to prepare for the possibility of a similar ICE invasion as Minneapolis has endured. Immigrant and civil rights advocates are worried steps to ...

Zoning maps for 30 new neighborhood growth centers, a handful of urban center expansions, and narrow transit corridor rezones ...

The close vote earlier this week was a strong signal of a change in direction for Burien, which saw a 5-2 moderate council majority flip to a 4-3 progressive one last November.

Building more dense housing within vibrant walkable neighborhoods is a key climate strategy, argues IPCC author. The Seattle ...

Katie Wilson's path to victory went through the city's urban centers. Precincts she won are shown in orange. (Map by Jason Weill) Seattle Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson just won a very close election, and ...

Corridor-wide bus revamps scheduled to open to riders in six years have been taking ten years to deliver, or more. A new report released this fall outlines the myriad reasons RapidRide lines fall ...

A long-time organizer with Transit Riders Union, Katie Wilson has said she wants to run a mayoral administration that embraces community organizing and grassroots buy-in. (Credit: Nathantain, Flickr) ...

Tacoma Mayor-Elect Anders Ibsen and Councilmember-Elect Latasha Palmer chatted with The Urbanist about their campaign wins and early plans for office. (Courtesy of campaigns) Tacoma Mayor-Elect Anders ...

Despite significant spending to steer the Kirkland City Council in a slow-growth direction, voters elected progressives in three out of four races. In the end, the election seemed to show most ...