Seattle area doesn’t have ‘enough family-sized units to go around’
A Seattle renter’s search is always a struggle — some alchemy of budget constraints, need for space and tolerance for the grueling process of scouring listings. For families with children, that search can be even harder. Fewer than half of available rentals in the...
Growth at any Cost? Seattle’s Sense of Place is at Risk
Design done well fosters the intangible values that make a city not just livable, but lovable: an environment where arts and culture can thrive. Culture is under assault right now in the unnecessary war between those who want affordable housing (and see maximum...
Welch: Sound Transit’s $34 billion shell game: It’s time to stop the train
Sound Transit’s board just voted 16-2 to keep the Everett Link Extension on schedule. Cue the press releases. Cue Everett’s mayor talking about ‘shared prosperity’ and ‘transformational change.’ Now cue the question nobody on that board answered: how do you close a...
Seattle light rail inches closer to installing fare gates
Following a few steps behind other big-city agencies, Sound Transit’s governing board on Thursday kicked off a project to build fare gates within four years. Members voted unanimously to budget $6 million for design contracts and public outreach, while allowing CEO...