Politics
Waiting, statue-like, for the next count
In the mayor's race, the slow process of counting mail-in ballots has left the candidates frozen.
Chuck Wolfe
Chuck Wolfe provides a unique perspective about cities as a London-based urbanist writer, photographer, land use consultant and former Seattle land use and environmental attorney. He is currently a Vi
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Politics
The tunnel and the 'Westneat dilemma'
WIth a new Sightline report predicting cost overruns on plans to replace the Viaduct, it's a good time to revisit the Times columnist's perceptive framing of the debate.
Politics
Learning from Detroit, the City of Ruin
A city that defines urban decline was once like Seattle, built on a dominant transportation industry. Can it become a laboratory for urban reinvention?
Seattle & King County
Walkable cities? So how come pedestrian malls usually fail?
You can't just block off vehicles and expect a public space. Here are some do's (Boulder, San Antonio) and don't's (Eugene).
Politics
The legal issues in 'backyard cottages'
The state directs such small accessory units, to increase housing in cities. But cities get to regulate the local conditions. The fight in Seattle is joined in a few weeks.