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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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Seattle to Cut Official Ties With Neighborhood District Councils
Last month Seattle Mayor Ed Murray issued an executive order that will soon terminate the City’s official relationship with the 13 district councils. His decision was partially based on data showing the councils are mostly made up of older homeowners … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Public Participation
Tagged audit, boards, City, City Council, city neighborhood council, community councils, department of neighborhoods, District councils, Ed Murray, ending, executive order, feedback, funding, grant, grants, input, Kathy Nyland, mayor, media, members, neighborhood, neighborhood matching fund, neighborhood park and street fund, neighborhood street fund, program, public engagement, rate, recommend, report, SDOT, Seattle, seattle times, support, terminating, volunteers
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The Key HALA Recommendations for Seattle’s Affordable Housing Future
The Seattle City Council is considering recommendations to increase the city’s amount and variety of affordable housing options. Over the past year, the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda Advisory Committee (HALA) has been working to develop land use and housing … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Land Use, Parking, Policy, Residential, Transportation
Tagged affordability, City Council, committee, design, developer, goal, HALA, housing, income, mayor, murray, neighborhood, plan, policies, real estate, recommendations, rent, residential, Seattle, top, unit, wages
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Mayor’s Housing Committee Proposes Modifying Seattle’s Single-Family Zoning
On Tuesday afternoon the Seattle Times’ Danny Westneat broke the news (in an inflammatory manner) that Mayor Ed Murray’s committee on housing may recommend making changes to the city’s single-family zoning. If the idea lands on the committee’s final set of recommendations, … Continue reading
Posted in Density, Housing, Land Use, Policy, Residential
Tagged accessory dwelling units, ADU, backyard cottages, capacity, changes, committee, comprehensive plan, cottages, DADU, Danny Westneat, department of planning and development, diversity, Ed Murray, HALA, Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda, income, mayor, neighborhoods, proposal, recommendations, rowhomes, Seattle, Seattle 2035, single family, townhomes, variety, zoning
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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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Mayor Leads Scripted U-District Community Walk
On Saturday Seattle mayor Ed Murray continued his series of “Find It, Fix It” walks with residents of the University District. The event drew a large crowd and media presence, and wound through the neighborhood’s core with a police escort. … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial, Event Writeup, Government, Housing, Policy, Public Art, Public Space, Transportation
Tagged app, community, crime, criticism, crowd, Ed Murray, event, Find It, Fix It, homeless, light rail, mayor, media, open space, Partnership, police, SDOT, Seattle, square, tour, U-District, university district, walk
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Seattle Adopts Aggressive Vision for Zero Traffic Deaths
Seattle mayor Ed Murray, alongside his police chief and transportation director, announced last week the goal of eliminating all citywide traffic deaths and serious injuries by the year 2030. This formally enters Seattle into the worldwide Vision Zero movement, an … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Policy, Roads, Transportation, Walking
Tagged adopt, collisions, deaths, Department, enforcement, engineering, funding, injuries, Kubly, mayor, murray, New York, O'Toole, plans, police, road diets, Seattle, speed limits, statistics, strategy, Target Zero, traffic laws, transportation, Vision Zero, Washington
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Seattle Tries Restricting Rideshare Services
Regulations on rideshare companies like UberX, Sidecar, and Lyft are on hold as the City of Seattle crafts a new agreement between them and taxi companies. The rideshares appeared only recently (Sidecar in 2012 and Lyft in 2013), and after … Continue reading
Posted in Cars, Government, Policy, Transportation
Tagged ballot, cap, competition, Council, for-hire, insurance, King County, law, legislation, lyft, mayor, murray, ordinance, referendum, restriction, ride-share, rideshare, Seattle, sidecar, smartphone, taxi, uberx, vehicle, vote
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Seattle Hopes to Restart Neighborhood Relations
The Mayor’s Office hosted a “Neighborhood Summit” at the Seattle Center on Saturday for the purpose of connecting city government with citizens. In addition to over 20 city departments and offices, 600 people of all ages and walks of life … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial, Energy, Event Writeup, Government, Housing, Land Use, Public Space, Resources, Sustainability, Transportation
Tagged City Council, conflict, controversey, Department, development, districts, Ed Murray, elections, event, growth, mayor, Neighborhood Summit, neighborhoods, office, open house, Planning, politics, Seattle, Seattle Center, transportation, voting, waterfront
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Murray Sees Progress Ahead for Seattle
Newly elected Seattle Mayor Ed Murray delivered his first State of the City address Tuesday afternoon in a packed chamber at City Hall. He highlighted the pride and spirit of community that is embodied in Seattlites, and also went over … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Buses, Climate, Demographics, Government, Housing, Policy, Rail, Roads, Schools, Sustainability, Transportation, Walking
Tagged 2014, bike share, bus, city hall, climate change, Council, economic justice, Ed Murray, elections, income inequality, internet, levy, mayor, metro, minimum wage, municipal broadband, parks, SDOT, sea level rise, Seattle, seawall, social justice, state, State of the City, streets, univerisal pre-school, utility, video, Washington, waterfront, WSDOT
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