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The Urbanist
about 10 hours
King County Approves 0.1% Sales Tax Bump to Aid County Roads
Around $90 million per year in additional funding will bolster King County's roads division thanks to the 5-4 vote, with a small pass-through program providing a slice of the pie to local cities and towns. A provision capping Seattle's cut of that funding was ultimately defeated.
Westside Seattle
about 10 hours
Alki Elementary construction enters final phase; Move-in set for July 6
Alki Elementary construction enters final phase; Move-in set for July 6 Off patr Fri, 06/12/2026 - 7:45pm
Westside Seattle
about 12 hours
King County Water Taxi kicked off summer with “Make it a Boat Day” launch at Pier 50
King County Water Taxi kicked off summer with “Make it a Boat Day” launch at Pier 50 Off patr Fri, 06/12/2026 - 5:47pm
On Montlake
about 12 hours
The All-UW team, post-Petersen edition
The players who defined Washington football from 2020-25.
The Urbanist
about 16 hours
Amtrak Cascades Speeds Up Trips from Vancouver, BC with Preclearance
New U.S. customs prescreening protocols being carried out before Amtrak departures from Vancouver are allowing trains to skip an extra stop at the Canadian border, cutting trip times by at least 10 minutes. Larger time savings may be achievable soon.
The Urbanist
about 18 hours
Op-Ed: To Save Mandatory Housing Affordability, We Have to Recalibrate It
Nonprofit housing leader Patience Malaba makes the case that a temporary, two-year recalibration of Seattle's Mandatory Housing Affordability program is critical to unfreeze the stalled-out housing pipeline, generate needed affordable housing revenue, and save MHA's very legitimacy.
The Urbanist
about 24 hours
Sound Transit Says Reports of Ballard Link's Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
A press briefing this week with CEO Dow Constantine clearly sought to assuage concerns that Sound Transit wouldn't be able to get all the way to Ballard. With a six- or seven-year "runway" to close a $9 to $11 billion gap, the pressure is clearly on to follow through on that commitment.
The Urbanist
1 day
New Facilities Open on Elliott Bay Trail, Honoring Indigenous Roots
Seattle just celebrated the grand reopening of Myrtle Edwards and Centennial Parks, with upgrades fueled with $56 million in private donations. The overhaul included several nods to the land's Indigenous people and their Salish culture.
The Urbanist
2 days
Tubman Center 'Turns Soil' on New Rainier Beach Health Center
Focused on serving communities of color, the Tubman Center for Health & Freedom is aiming to deliver culturally-competent care for 12,000 patients at a new Rainier Beach facility that started construction on June 5.
The Urbanist
2 days
Seattle Leaders Push Back on Plan to Shortchange City in New Countywide Tax
A 0.1% countywide sales tax hike is on deck for later this week, largely to fund road improvements outside cities and towns. Seattle city leaders are arguing that a proposed cap diverting several million dollars per year to other cities and towns is unfair.
Westside Seattle
2 days
Seattle City Council unanimously approves one-year pause on data center expansion to protect natural resources
Seattle City Council unanimously approves one-year pause on data center expansion to protect natural resources Off patr Wed, 06/10/2026 - 6:51pm
The Urbanist
3 days
Inmate Fatality Report Points to Ongoing Issues at SCORE Jail
Ten miles south of Seattle, the SCORE Jail has seen a dozen deaths in custody since 2023. A recent fatality review left several questions unanswered, including how the drugs that caused the overdose death got into the jail.