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Weekly Digest

The following are the latest 10 articles from The Urbanist articles for the week of 09/27/21. 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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Greenwood Set to Get First Permanent ‘Healthy Street’ Upgrades

Author: Ryan Packer
Snippet: Beacon Hill, Delridge, Highland Park, and Bell Street Park are next up for permanent upgrades after Greenwood. In the next few weeks, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will start […] 
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With Light Rail’s Arrival, Northgate Urban Center Takes Shape

Author: Shaun Kuo
Snippet: Transportation infrastructure for walking and biking in the Northgate Station area has received a boost as Link light rail arrives in the neighborhood. With Northgate’s light rail station opening imminent, […] 
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Sunday Video: Vienna’s Radical Idea? Affordable Housing For All

Author: Stephen Fesler
Snippet: Bloomberg Quicktake/CityLab explores how Vienna is tackling affordable housing for all in the city. Mike Eliason, syndicated columnist of The Urbanist, offers his perspective in the video, too. 
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Seattle Storm Win Early Approval for New Training Facility

Author: Ray Dubicki
Snippet: City Council Land Use Committee votes to exempt proposed Interbay site from zoning rules. On Friday, the Land Use Committee of the Seattle City Council passed an ordinance that will […] 
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2022 Seattle Solidarity Budget Launches Today

Author: Natalie Bicknell Argerious
Snippet: With its official launch, the Seattle Solidarity Budget coalition seeks to influence decision making over the 2022 City of Seattle Budget. This weekend marks the launch of Seattle’s Solidarity Budget. […] 
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First Look at Proposed State Legislature Redistricting Maps

Author: Doug Trumm
Snippet: The four members of the Washington State Redistricting Committee submitted their first draft of maps this week. At this stage the four maps — two Democrat and two Republican appointees […] 
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Tree Protections Push Gets a Boost with New Polling and Plan

Author: Natalie Bicknell Argerious
Snippet: This afternoon, City staff will brief the Seattle City Council on tree canopy protections and perhaps finally chart a way forward on a policy area that has long been stalled […] 
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Burien Adopts Pedestrian-Oriented RapidRide Station Overlay Development Standards

Author: Stephen Fesler
Snippet: Burien is banking on bus rapid transit (BRT) and code changes to deliver a transit-oriented future on a primary city corridor. With the expected arrival of BRT via the RapidRide […] 
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Peter Rogoff Departing Sound Transit Leadership in Early 2022

Author: Stephen Fesler
Snippet: Sound Transit’s Chief Executive Officer Peter Rogoff will be departing from the agency by the end of May 2022. In a surprising turn, the agency’s board of directors chose not […] 
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A Peek Inside the Northgate Link Light Rail Station

Author: Ryan Packer
Snippet: Yesterday, we showed you inside U District Station, and now here’s Northgate. On October 2nd, Northgate Station will become the northern terminus of Sound Transit’s 1 Line for three years […] 
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