Ferry advocates had been hoping that expanded authority to create passenger ferry districts could allow them to supplement state ferry service in more areas. But changes to the bill in the state ...

Sound Transit has ambitious light rail expansion plans, but it has to solve its financial challenges for the full plan to come to fruition. (Doug Trumm) The massive turnout in support of Issaquah’s ...

Being able to issue 75-year bonds has been one of Sound Transit's top priorities this session. The proposal is still in play ahead of a March 12 deadline. (Ryan Packer) Earlier this week, Sound ...

Ron Davis spoke out against copious amounts of corporate cash getting dumped into the Prop 1 social housing campaign in February 2025. (Ryan Packer) Ron Davis, the former candidate for Seattle City ...

Oudburg, a shared street in Ghent, Belgium. Building similar streets is now a possibility for Washington cities following a state law change. (Mark Ostrow) A shared street, as defined by SB 5595, has ...

Ambitious development is taking Washington State’s most overlooked city from ‘Vantucky’ backwater to hip. A few years ago an Urbanist reader approached me at a meetup and offered a story tip. Sleepy ...

The new Manito Six apartments in Spokane will provide badly needed infill housing on a small lot. But in Seattle, the deck is stacked against buildings like this. (Matt Hutchins) The stacked flat, a ...

While projects like the final piece of the 520 Bridge Replacement project in Seattle's Portage Bay are moving forward, the state is likely not going to be able to balance its budget without deferring ...

The sleek new Siemens trains, part of a major order in 2022, will be rolling out in the Pacific Northwest ahead of other parts of the country. The new trainsets come at an uncertain time for Amtrak ...

A snazzy cable-stayed suspension bridge is planned over the Duwamish River for the West Seattle Link Extension, a project again headed for massive cost overruns. (Sound Transit) Overhauling the ST3 ...

Lessons from a one-time crown jewel of urban renewal. Recently I got to be a tourist in my hometown. The hard part about going back after a long while away is seeing how badly the current stewards ...

Intended to reduce barriers that are preventing lower-density commercial buildings getting redeveloped into housing, SB 6026 would target mandates for storefronts in new housing projects. (Ryan Packer ...