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Tag Archives: election
Seattle Primary 2017: Vote Farrell for Mayor, Mosqueda for Council
With crowded races in two important Seattle city elections this year, The Northwest Urbanist is weighing in with endorsements for the first time. Ballots for the August 1st primary are in your mailbox this week, so make sure to research … Continue reading
Posted in Government
Tagged 2017, august 1, ballot, candidates, choice, City Council, election, endorsement, Farrell, Jessyn, mayor, Mosqueda, Northwest Urbanist, position 8, primary, race, register, Seattle, Teresa, urbanism, urbanist, vote
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Vote No on Seattle Initiative 123
It’s time to vote down one of the most disastrous ballot measures to come before Seattle voters in years: Initiative 123, a rouge attempt to disrupt over a decade of planning and waste millions of dollars in design for Seattle’s … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Public Space, Roads, Sustainability, Transportation, Walking, Water
Tagged 123, aquarium, ballot, campaign, City Council, cost, design, details, drawings, election, expansion, Friends, garden bridge, Heidi Hughes, I-123, impacts, Initiative, issues, Kate Martin, Lisa Richmond, measure, no, Park My Viaduct, PDA, Pike Place Market, plan, problems, renders, seawall, section, vote no, Waterfront Seattle, yes
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Seattle Council Candidates Propose Citywide Streetcar System
Two at-large candidates for the 2015 Seattle City Council election, John Roderick and Alon Bassok, have jointly proposed a vision for a citywide municipal rail system. Documents released on Wednesday propose a 75-100 mile network built within a decade and … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Rail, Transportation
Tagged Alon Bassok, candidates, district 8, district 9, election, funding, head tax, historic, history, John Roderick, length, levy, map, municipal rail, neighborhood, plan, position, property tax, proposal, Seattle City Council, streetcar
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Seattle to Ask Voters for $900 Million in Transportation Funding
In November the City of Seattle will ask voters for a property tax levy to put money where their mouth is on the Move Seattle transportation vision (PDF). Approval would supplant the expiring $365 million Bridging the Gap funding with … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Buses, Cars, Parking, Rail, Roads, Schools, Sustainability, Transportation, Walking
Tagged 2015, arterials, bicycle master plan, bike parking, bus rapid transit, complete streets, cost, Ed Murray, election, freight, funding, levy, light rail, mayor, mobility, Move Seattle, neighborhoods, new stop, projects, property tax, repaving, road diets, SDOT, transit, vote, walking
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Seattle Area 2014 Election Results
The votes are still being counted, but the early results of the 2014 election indicate good news for urbanists and transit advocates in the Puget Sound area. Here is a brief rundown on the key measures and races as of … Continue reading
Posted in Buses, Government, Rail, Transportation
Tagged analysis, buses, district, Eastside, election, general, House, King County, legislature, light rail, metro, monorail, rail, results, Seattle, Senate, sound transit, state, transit, Washington
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Vote Yes on Proposition 1
King County voters are receiving ballots in the mail for a special election on April 22. The only measure up for vote, Proposition 1, will maintain funding for transit and increase maintenance funding for county roads if it passes with … Continue reading
Posted in Buses, Editorial, Government, Policy, Roads, Transportation
Tagged buses, car tab, cuts, election, fee, funding, King County, metro, motor vehicle excise tax, MVET, Proposition 1, sales tax, Seattle, vote
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