Seattle Conditions
☼
Sunrise 5:09am · Sunset 9:08pm
☰
Tides: Next: Low -0.2 ft at 8:31 AM
●
AQI 29 — Good
◆
No quakes M4.5+ in last 24h
Seattle Sports
8th in Western Conference Division
LOSS Sparks 88 at Storm 83 YesterdayLatest News
Updated 4 minutes ago
Capitol Hill Seattle
City Cast Seattle
Daily Journal of Commerce
Davy Jones Locker Room
Eater Seattle
Field Gulls
Fremont Neighbor
GeekWire
International Examiner
KUOW Seattle Now
Lookout Landing
My Ballard
NW Progressive Institute
On Montlake
Phinney Wood
PubliCola
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle Gay News
Seattle Medium
Seattle Met
Seattle Transit Blog
Seattle Weekly
Sounder at Heart
South Seattle Emerald
The Needling
The North American Post
The Seattle Times
The Spectator
The Stranger
The Urbanist
West Seattle Blog
Westside Seattle
The Urbanist
23 days
Katie Wilson's 'Taller Denser Faster' Plan Starts to Get Fleshed Out
The Wilson administration and the Seattle City Council are starting to get on the same page around what it means to go much bigger in the next phase of the city's growth plan. Despite 'faster' right in the name, the process could stretch into 2028.
The Urbanist
23 days
First Amtrak Cascades ‘Airos’ Arrive in Seattle for Testing
On Saturday, Amtrak delivered its first ‘Airo’ class trainset to Seattle for testing and deployment on Amtrak Cascades this fall. The trickle of train photos is already building anticipation for the enhanced service they will provide.
The Urbanist
24 days
New County Transportation Funding Measure Could Shortchange Seattle
An amendment put forward by King County Councilmember Steffanie Fain would cap Seattle's participation in a new pass-through funding program to well below the city's proportional share, resulting in millions less going to the city.
The Urbanist
25 days
Op-Ed: Trailhead Direct Transit Is Great. It Can Be Even Better.
King County should expand its wildly popular Trailhead Direct transit shuttle service. Here are a handful of ways to enhance service and get even more hikers and bikers to regional trailheads.
Westside Seattle
26 days
White Center builds a "New Civic Tradition" at Joiner Jamboree
White Center builds a "New Civic Tradition" at Joiner Jamboree Off patr Sat, 05/16/2026 - 3:54pm
The Urbanist
26 days
Local Officials Share Transit Aspirations for World Cup
Local leaders plugged expanded transit options for Seattle's World Cup matches this summer and shared their goal for 80% of fans to arrive without a personal vehicle. Here's what is planned.
The Urbanist
27 days
Sound Transit Insists It Has No Idea When Light Rail Will Reach Ballard
Seattle leaders have been urging Sound Transit to provide a date estimating light rail's arrival to Ballard in light of plans to defer the station indefinitely, but the agency is insisting it doesn't know. This has not sat well with advocates.
Seattle Weekly
27 days
Quarter one King County fatal shooting victims in single digits
For the first time since 2017, fatal shooting victims for quarter one of the year were in the single digits.
Westside Seattle
27 days
Catching the Right Swell: A local tech pro's new app takes the guesswork out of West Seattle waters
Catching the Right Swell: A local tech pro's new app takes the guesswork out of West Seattle waters Off patr Fri, 05/15/2026 - 1:26pm
The Urbanist
27 days
Pierce Transit Rolls Out Expansion Plan and Pitches Funding Measure
Thanks to a 0.3% sales tax increase that voters could consider as soon as November, Pierce Transit is touting a plan that would result in 40% more transit service across South Sound. That increase would be a game-changer for a part of the region that has long lagged behind in transit service.
Westside Seattle
28 days
Sound Transit Board grapples with $34 billion shortfall as public demands accountability on ST3 timelines
Sound Transit Board grapples with $34 billion shortfall as public demands accountability on ST3 timelines Off patr Thu, 05/14/2026 - 3:30pm
The Urbanist
28 days
Editorial: Seattle Times Called Us 'Builders' Mouthpiece' for Trying to Build a Better City
The Seattle Times editorial board opposes Seattle's "taller, denser, faster" growth plan, and they're mad enough about it to call The Urbanist "the builders' media mouthpiece." Here are the many things they got wrong in their recent editorial.