Sound Transit gave reporters a sneak peak at the three new light rail stations set to open in Kent Des Moines, Star Lake, and ...

Welcome to 17th installment of The Urbanist’s crossword series! If you love to take a contemplative moment with a brain-teasing puzzle, but you’re tired of nationally syndicated crosswords with no ...

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 ...

Located next to Othello Station, Nichols Court is the latest addition to LIHI's growing portfolio. (LIHI) A handful of new affordable housing complexes in the Central District and South End are ...

Since voters approved West Seattle and Ballard Link in 2016, the two light rail projects have been caught in a perfect storm of factors that led to the eye-popping cost estimates that we have today.

The release of the city's final environmental review of the One Seattle growth plan is likely to be followed by an appeal, in an attempt to stop neighborhood-level zoning changes. But while an appeal ...

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 ...

Under an amendment from Maritza Rivera, the proposed Bryant neighborhood center would be cut in half, after opposition from neighborhood residents. (City of Seattle) In a whirlwind session Monday ...

Multiple whistleblowers have raised the alarm, but the Office of Inspector General still appears to be falling short of its charter and legal responsibilities. Seattle Inspector General Lisa Judge ...

With several vacancies opening up on the 18-member Sound Transit board, a West Seattle Link "visioning event" this week looked to many like an audition. Facing huge cost pressures, the project could ...

Urbanist-endorsed Katie Wilson prevailed in a close Seattle mayoral race. She has set her sights on better outcomes on public safety and homelessness. (Doug Trumm) Now that its hard-fought mayoral ...

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 ...