The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The idea of replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a tunnel, built alongside a new Elliott Bay sea wall, is beginning to catch on with Seattle residents.

A study by the Washington State Department of Ecology concludes that 13% of replacement wetlands fully succeed.

A massive $185 million deal would put forestland twice the size of Seattle off-limits to development. But there's a catch. A big one.

In Washington, one of the most wired states in the nation, the town of Silverton lacks phone service. What is it like to live without phones, cell phones, Internet access?

The "Huckleberry Land Exchange", a controversial land exchange between the U.S. Forest Service and the Weyerhaeuser Co. has been approved

Are monorails amusement park curiosities, or legitimate forms of mass transit?

Car sharing -- where customers pay for the amount of time they use a car -- is taking off in San Francisco, Boston and Seattle.

The National Academy of Sciences may have overestimated possible fuel savings of auto design.

From Canada to Oregon, the cities along Interstate 5 are growing fast.

Builders and architects are not doing a good job of selling smart growth strategies.

From the new Central Library to the new Civic Center, Seattle's civic buildings are going green--being built with energy efficiency, water conservation, recycled materials and improved environmental quality in mind.

A former transit official advocates abandoning light rail in favor of free buses.

A new deal in Washington would keep development away from the Snoqualmie Falls and surrounding forest areas.

King County's slow-growth measure would prohibit new urban buildings in rural areas.

After intense discussion, light-rail in Seattle will serve the Southcenter Mall, increasing costs.

The Sounder heavy-rail system adds stops at two Washington cities; will they see a rail-related boom?

Judge overturns Seattle's efforts to restrict freight train activity.

Seattle Mayor Paul Schell unveiled a $9 million initiative with new ideas to improve the city's traffic.

Seattle improves traffic flow with newly optimized traffic lights.

After seven years and $25 million, progress on Seattle's 4.5-mile light rail tunnel have crashed to a halt.