Growth
New law pushes WA cities toward denser housing
The "menu" of options approved by legislators includes more backyard cottages, duplexes, triplexes everywhere and apartments near transit.
Josh Cohen
Josh Cohen is the Cascade PBS city reporter covering Seattle government, politics and the issues that shape life in the city. He was previously the changing region reporter, as well as a free
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Growth
International bike expert's advice to Seattle: 'Make it difficult for people to drive'
Author Peter Walker has researched bike infrastructure around the world — he says Seattle's has some glaring gaps.
Culture
How do Seattleites feel about growth? Depends when they got here, says poll
A new Crosscut/Elway Poll finds that newcomers are more likely pro-Amazon, while longtime residents are more inclined to feel left behind.
Growth
Seattle's got terrible sidewalks. You can help fix them.
With UW's Project Sidewalk, volunteers look for broken sidewalks and missing curb ramps that make the city inaccessible for people with disabilities.
Growth
Want less traffic and pollution in the U-District? UW workers say free transit will help
On Earth Day, activists joined faculty and staff to call on the University of Washington to fully subsidize employee transit passes.