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Weekly Digest

The following are the latest 10 articles from The Urbanist articles for the week of 09/13/21. You can catch up on other recent articles directly on our online magazine or never miss a story by adding us to your RSS feeds.

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2020 Census Includes Some Surprises for Seattle Council District Redistricting

Author: Doug Trumm
Snippet: Ahead of the 2023 election, the seven Seattle City Council districts are set to be redrawn using 2020 U.S. Census figures to rebalance each district’s population level. The bureau’s population […] 
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A Transit Rider’s Guide to the Northgate Link Light Rail Extension

Author: Stephen Fesler
Snippet: What you need to know about transit service and special events for the Northgate extension opening on October 2nd. It’s a mere two and a half weeks to the opening […] 
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Sunday Video: The Wrong Way to Set Speed Limits

Author: Stephen Fesler
Snippet: Not Just Bikes explains how most speed limits are set on North American streets and road using the 85th Percentile technique as well as the challenge that street designs present […] 
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What We’re Reading: A Lot to Upgrade, Minoru Yamasaki, and Tex-Mex Rail

Author: Stephen Fesler
Snippet: A lot to upgrade: Amtrak has its work cut out for it to making all stations accessible to people with disabilities ($). Charging station issues: What’s wrong with a federal […] 
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Pride Place Senior Housing Breaks Ground in Capitol Hill

Author: Natalie Bicknell Argerious
Snippet: The building will provide affordable LGBTQ+ affirming housing, health services, and community support to seniors. Today GenPride and Community Roots Housing break ground on Pride Place, a 118-unit LGBTQ+ affirming […] 
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The Learning Gap Between Seattle and its Schools

Author: Ray Dubicki
Snippet: As of Thursday, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) had six days of school and six days of late school buses. It’s a local impact of a national school bus driver shortage. […] 
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Seattle On Pace to Record Highest Number of Traffic Fatalities Since 2006

Author: Ryan Packer
Snippet: Seattle is on track to see a huge increase in the number of people killed by traffic violence on its streets in 2021. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) Vision […] 
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Goodbye Farmland, Hello Mega-Mansions

Author: Futurewise
Snippet: How a major loophole in the Growth Management Act has allowed unnecessary sprawl and non-compliant development to gobble up our rural lands for decades. This is the first installment of […] 
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EcoTHRIVE to Pilot New Model of Affordable Housing in Burien

Author: Natalie Bicknell Argerious
Snippet: Is it possible to create deeply affordable housing for people making less than 30% of area median income (AMI) without relying on ongoing public subsidies? Nonprofit EcoTHRIVE believes so, and […] 
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2021 Fall Transit Service Changes Are Coming to Puget Sound Agencies

Author: Stephen Fesler
Snippet: The fall service changes are coming to transit agencies across Puget Sound. They won’t all happen at the same but there are some very significant changes that are coming with […] 
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