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Op-Ed: King County Parks Levy Is Vote for Strong, Equitable Communities for All » The Urbanist

Parks and playfields are a key ingredient to creating communities where people want to live, put down roots, and raise their families. They are the kinds of basic investments that when done well, and with a commitment to access and equity, can turn a good place to live into a great one. It is this vision for our region – of cities and communities featuring great local parks, connected by trails and green spaces – that is shared by the broad coal…Read Article

Nelson, Saka Boycott Housing Committee, Blocking Seattle Renters Commission Appointments » The Urbanist

One thing Cathy Moore accomplished in her brief 18-month tenure of Seattle City Council was blocking Seattle Renters Commission appointments as housing committee chair — the 15-member committee dwindled down to just five commissioners. With Moore departed, City Council’s housing committee was set to restore the renters commission by approving 11 appointments to the Seattle Renters Commission on Wednesday, but there was just one problem: two coun…Seattle · Seattle See the Story

Redmond Supportive Housing Project Advances After Appeals Thrown Out » The Urbanist

Redmond’s Hearing Examiner has dismissed a pair of appeals intended to force affordable housing provider Plymouth Housing to redesign a planned 100-unit building designed for people exiting homelessness in downtown Redmond. The appeals, which were focused on the amount of off-street parking included with the project, represented a final hurdle that Plymouth had to clear before it can move forward toward groundbreaking. In making a final decision…Redmond, Washington · Redmond Read Article

Bus Advocates Race Route 8 to Bolster Case for Improvements » The Urbanist

On a sunny Thursday afternoon earlier this month, more than 200 Seattle bus advocates raced King County Metro’s Route 8 on foot, some dancing, juggling, or hopscotching along the way. Despite their multitasking, most of them beat the notoriously slow bus rather easily. Advocates hope the event can spur the City of Seattle to install bus lanes and other route improvements to speed up the 8 through the troublesome bottleneck along Denny Way. Organ…Seattle · Seattle Read Article

Op-Ed: It’s Time to Ban Ratio Utility Billing » The Urbanist

Landlords have used ratio utility billing systems as a backdoor to jack up rents. It’s time to ban the practice. On April 1, tenants at Qualman Apartments on Capitol Hill were shocked when their utility bills were 5-8 times higher than the previous baseline. Tenants went from paying a $50 flat fee covering non-electric utilities to anywhere between $265 to $429 a month for the same services. Six months earlier, tenants received a notice from th…Seattle · Seattle Read Article

Seattle Council Targets Nuisance Properties, Graffiti, and Safety-Themed Sales Tax Bump » The Urbanist

City council is ramping up criminalization and considering funding more addiction treatment services. Do their plans add up to a cohesive strategy? Last Tuesday, the Seattle City Council voted 7-1 to pass changes to the city’s 16-year-old nuisance property ordinance that will expand the powers of the Seattle Police Department (SPD) to declare a business or residence a “chronic nuisance.” The old law has been used 17 times in the 16 years it has…Seattle · Seattle Read Article

Seattle Councilmembers Push to Expand District Privileges » The Urbanist

There are signs that Seattle could be headed toward a place where the future of your neighborhood, from traffic safety upgrades to future housing growth, may depend on who your district councilmember is. In a departure from past practice, a new dynamic has been developing since Seattle’s 2023 council elections in which the voices of the seven district councilmembers are elevated up over their colleagues when it comes to issues within district bo…Seattle · Seattle Read Article

Seattle Council Poised to Appoint Debora Juarez to Vacant D5 Seat » The Urbanist

Debora Juarez served two full terms as a Seattle City Councilmember, representing District 5, which spans the northern hinterlands of Seattle. And she may well serve again as an appointee fill-in. It appears councilmembers hope the veteran lawmaker can bring some stability to an unsteady legislative body, which also saw the resignation of District 2 Councilmember Tammy Morales in January. On Thursday, councilmembers whittled down a pool of 22 ap…Seattle · Seattle Read Article

Property Acquisition Snags Threaten to Delay RapidRide I Line Construction » The Urbanist

Construction on King County Metro’s next RapidRide bus line is scheduled to begin soon, but it could be held up as the county remains at an impasse with a small number of property owners. The RapidRide I, which will replace the existing Route 160 between Renton and Auburn, secured a $79.7 million federal grant in the waning days of the Biden Administration. Earlier this month, the County awarded a construction contract that is set to allow the l…Property · King County Read Article

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