Oct 15, 2024 · As a new 45-story apartment tower goes up along Denny Way, Seattle is building apartments at a rapid pace – but a slump may be on the way. In mid-August, developer Holland Partner Group broke ground on Sloane, a 45-story apartment complex on the site of the former Elephant Car Wash near the Space Needle.

3 days ago · East Link light rail expansions set the stage for boosting housing and transforming streets to overcome car dependence. The next year will be a pivotal, signaling whether Eastside cities are executing an urban transformation or falling back into old exclusionary patterns, ceding regional leadership back to the other side of the lake.

Feb 23, 2024 · Copenhagen is especially remarkable for its commitment to clean air through ‘Project Air View,’ a unique partnership between Google, university researchers, and the local government.From 2018-2019, a Google Street View car, equipped with air quality measurement technology developed by researchers at Utrecht University, rolled through the streets of …

May 10, 2024 · Sound Transit’s contractors are now 80% complete with reconstructing the “plinths” that hold up tracks along the I-90 segments of East Link, the ones that were found to be defective in 2022.But the projected date for contractors to complete that work has already slipped from this July to August.

Oct 4, 2024 · This Friday afternoon, the City of Seattle will officially cut the ribbon on the long-anticipated centerpiece project of the $806 million waterfront revamp — a pedestrian overpass, park space, and gathering venue connecting Pike Place Market with the …

Oct 17, 2024 · In its letter on the initial draft of zoning changes, the Seattle Planning Commission — appointed by the mayor and city council to weigh in on issues just like these — directly called out this issue. “The current housing market locks the most affordable homes, multifamily apartment buildings, into small areas of the city that are often along noisy and polluting major …

Oct 10, 2024 · Ryan Packer has been writing for The Urbanist since 2015, and currently reports full-time as Contributing Editor. Their beats are transportation, land use, public space, traffic safety, and obscure community meetings.

Aug 16, 2021 · # Americans typically associate the kind of accessibility offered by 15-minute cities with European metropoles, but with smart planning 15-minute cities can thrive in the United States too. Step aside, New York and Los Angeles. According to a newly published study by moveBuddha, mid-size American cities of 250,000 to 750,000 residents dominated the …

Aug 5, 2024 · Many cities are designed in a car-centric, sprawling way, rather than at people-friendly scales. The 15-minute city is an urban planning concept that intends to change this, with the idea that people should be able to access daily services and essentials within a 15-minute walk or bike ride.

May 6, 2024 · In the United States, around 54 million people were food insecure and 23.5 million lived in food deserts in 2022, according to the USDA.In some parts of Washington state, nearly 20% of people were food insecure.