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How to revitalize Downtown Seattle, according to Crosscut readers
They envision the neighborhood with fewer cars and more walkability, affordable housing, green infrastructure, restaurants and businesses.
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Rising rents are drowning Washington's smaller cities
Seattle may have the highest rents statewide, but communities such as Walla Walla and Spokane have seen the most drastic losses in affordability.
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Tech helped make Seattle. Could industry layoffs break it?
Some experts say workers will quickly find new jobs. Others are calling the layoffs the beginning of an economic downturn.
Environment
Grant dollars are seeding the urban forestry push in Washington
As climate change reveals the importance of urban trees, residents in a Tacoma neighborhood with sparse canopy coverage are breaking ground themselves.