Sound Transit gave reporters a sneak peak at the three new stations at Kent Des Moines, Star Lake, and Downtown Federal Way. Check out the station designs and their custom artwork ahead of the grand ...

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 ...

Teresa Mosqueda, who has represented King County Council District 8 since 2024, and this week hosted a visioning event around West Seattle light rail. (Ryan Packer) A pending vacancy on the Sound ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Following an intense debate over the future of Sammamish's fledgling Town Center area in this month's elections, three growth skeptics are set to join the city council. Now the question is just how ...

Tacoma Mayor-Elect Anders Ibsen and Councilmember-Elect Latasha Palmer chatted with The Urbanist about their campaign wins and early plans for office. (Courtesy of campaigns) Tacoma Mayor-Elect Anders ...

Testing to launch the full 2 Line between Lynnwood and Redmond will hit another major milestone next week. (Sound Transit) As Sound Transit continues to work toward a grand opening for the full 2 Line ...

Baltimore's East-West expressway was never finished, leaving an empty trench and a road to nowhere. (City of Baltimore) Road to Nowhere author Emily Lieb is speaking at Elliott Bay Books on November ...

On November 13, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell conceded the election to progressive challenger Katie Wilson, and offered reflections on his time in office. (Doug Trumm) At noon Thursday, Mayor Bruce ...

Several cities are rethinking their use of automatic license plate readers following revelations about data security issues that has led federal agencies like ICE to get their hands on the data ...