View of the South Park townhome development that sparked a hit piece from a Seattle Times columnist and editorial board member. (Bryan Kirschner) In an article entitled “More concrete, less green: A ...

Battery-electric buses have been increasingly foisted upon transit agencies around the country despite their nascent nature and growing recognition that battery-electric buses — at least at this stage ...

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson threw a gauntlet down to new progressive revenue at a April 1 press conference in which he threatened a veto. Ferguson wants deeper program cuts instead. (TVW) Echoing ...

Workers at Baja Concrete and Newway Forming contend their bosses stole millions through wage theft, but Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison has been slow to press their case. Wage theft prosecutions are ...

Despite considerable momentum behind SB 5156 coming from the state Senate, the idea of reforming Washington's strict elevator codes met resistance from firefighter groups and the powerful elevator ...

In 2020, transportation committee chair Rob Saka advocated against proposed safety infrastructure along a critical greenway in West Seattle. This week the issue resurfaced and Saka again railed ...

Building densely and adding apartments near parks and green space used to come more naturally to Seattle. Reforms could encourage this type of development again. (Doug Trumm) Cars and sprawl are the ...

A corporate front group is hitting the airwaves with ads seeking to block an effort by Washington State lawmakers to tax the rich. Not raising revenue would mean steep cuts to social services to close ...

The 4-3 vote represented a victory for the council's progressives, as a debate over addressing past discrimination and improving equity turned into a partisan issue. (City of Newcastle) Last month, ...

On April 1, the King County Council appointed Shannon Braddock as Acting County Executive following Dow Constantine departure to take the CEO job at Sound Transit. (Doug Trumm) On Tuesday, the King ...

The Urbanist is meeting at TeKu Tavern on Thursday, April 17, among a host of other events. (Diego Batres) This month, in addition to hosting our usual array of socials, we are beginning to spin up ...