Tracking the Blanket of Unhealthy Air in the Pacific Northwest
While real-time data can’t clear the air of wildfire smoke, it can help people and agencies make smarter decisions.
At Crossroads for Dockless Bikeshare, Seattle Chooses to Go Big
Although Ofo is pulling its yellow bikes from the streets, leaders in the Emerald City have authorized an expansion of the popular privately operated dockless bikes.
Amazon’s New Transit Investment in Seattle
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Utah cities eye small modular nuclear reactors … Minnesota’s AAA bond rating … and leaking garbage trucks in Honolulu.
A Call To Ban Duck Boats After Branson Tragedy
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Seattle finalizing plans for tunnel ... problems with Florida job placement offices ... and a failing water system in Ohio.
Returning Federal Funds Could Leave a Bitter Aftertaste
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Madison mayor says county is blackmailing his city … Pa. school security secrecy law … and some good news for Colo. firefighters amid bad news elsewhere.
1.6 Million Parking Spaces for 83,141 Households?
Study of five cities finds “lavish” amounts of parking.
Seattle’s Trackless Electric Backbone
When transportation planners drool over the Emerald City’s transit successes, they shouldn’t overlook the decades of investments in this legacy asset.
July Brings New Minimum Wage Hikes for Some U.S. Cities and States
The highest minimum wage currently listed is in Emeryville, Calif., where businesses with more than 55 employees must pay at least $15.69 an hour.
Seattle Leaders Set to Retreat After ‘Head Tax’ Furor
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Colo. wildfires … San Francisco mayoral race still in limbo … Lyme disease on Staten Island … and Va. Beach council members want city manager fired.
Seattle, Baltimore Take on the Housing Affordability Crisis
The former has houses selling for $820,000 on average, while the latter is saddled with about 16,500 boarded up homes.
Seattle Is the Fastest Growing U.S. City That Is Actually a City
Some of America's fastest growing cities aren't actually very urban.
Seattle City Council Set for Final Vote on Controversial Employee ‘Head Tax’
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Possible early season tropical system … S.C. bag tax preemption … Minneapolis may increase age to purchase tobacco … and Baltimore’s incinerator reliance.
Seattle Mayor Wants to Add Tolls to Congested City Streets
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | New D.C. rule roils food truck operators … Detroit suburb sues state agency over “bogus” water-quality test … state-run auto-IRA programs face industry opposition … and a tough winter strains public works budgets.
Seattle Mayor Pulls Brake on Streetcar Expansion Project
Advocates of the Center City Connector fear that if the project is scuttled, federal funding for other local transportation priorities could end up in jeopardy.
As a High-Tech Quake Alert System Takes Shape, There’s a Lower-Tech Way to Save Lives
Many West Coast localities still struggle with certain types of dangerous buildings.
The Quandary of Designing Streets and Sidewalks to Protect Against Rare Events
Bollards and barriers can help protect pedestrians and crowds from malicious and unintended acts by motorists but can also limit walkability and pose their own hazards and nuisances.
Taming the ‘Seattle Process’ to Deliver Future Light-Rail Lines Without Delay
The Emerald City and its new mayor are trying to expedite new transit projects on a timeline where there's little room for multi-jurisdictional and stakeholder error.
In Congested Cities, It Takes a Champion to Deliver Bus-Priority Infrastructure
Local jurisdictions are looking at less-expensive ways to improve transit service through traffic-clogged corridors. But it takes advocates inside and outside government to make them a reality.
Seattle Expects to Save Millions of Dollars Through Right-of-Way Management
“Our first goals were to protect the pavement as an asset and make sure people and visitors to Seattle were able to travel,” said the city’s Project and Construction Coordination Office manager.
Making New Mobility Services Adapt to Your City, Not the Other Way Around
Seattle has rolled out a new mobility playbook “anchored on understanding that we need to welcome this technology because it makes it easier for everyone to travel.”
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