The decision by Dow Constantine and Bruce Harrell to try and change the station locations in the Chinatown/International District area have added years of planning time and likely major cost increases to this urgent project.

The Mayor’s current austerity budget will cause more families to become homeless. We join the call from the Stay Housed Stay Healthy Coalition to double rental assistance spending.

The article is getting a huge response. Apparently, PNW residents were surprised to hear their government had fudged their analysis in hopes of jamming through a massive $7.5 billion I-5 expansion in Vancouver, WA.

Trying to analyze a freeway project without factoring in induced demand is like trying to learn to bake while having no idea of yeast. Will be all off. Can't trust our DOTs with the recipe. #IBR theurbanist.org/2024/10/22/pac…

As Jenny Durkan once said, "It's not the saints who can bring us the sinners." bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2…

Next stop: Seattle City Hall, followed by Olympia. All aboard. 🫡🚪🏛️ Alexis Mercedes Rinck The Urbanist Transit Riders Union

The Urbanist discourse on Blue:Sky has gone from sleepy to solid in two days. Check it out go.bsky.app/JzqncKy

"Progressive tax time is nigh" may be a little overoptimistic, but there does seem to be a non-zero chance that the Seattle City Council will tax the rich next year, thanks to leadership from CM Moore and Councilmember Tammy J. Morales. My latest for The Urbanist: theurbanist.org/2024/11/22/sea…

Reactionaries like Musk can dish it out, but they never can take it.