Washington

$150 Billion Action Plan To Ease Traffic congestion

User fees, gas taxes, license fees and auto-parts surcharges are all a part of the 20 year transportation vision for Seattle.

1 December 2000 - 9:45am

Seattle Union Record

Seattle's Homeless Tent City

Seattle has vowed to close Tent City; residents say they won't leave.

29 November 2000 - 4:00am

The Christian Science Monitor

Seattle's Light Rail Halted

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

21 November 2000 - 2:00pm

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

A Different World

Editorial discusses how the listing of the Puget Sound chinook salmon as an endangered species will affect land use and the economy in the Seattle area.

21 November 2000 - 11:00am

The Seattle Times

Washington's Growth Management Scrutinized

Republicans in the state are looking to amend the 10-year-old act with the help of affordable housing advocates.

16 November 2000 - 11:00am

Wall St. Journal

A Tale of Two Washington Cities

Downtown revitalization efforts achieve different degrees of success in two Washington State cities.

26 October 2000 - 10:00am

Urban Land Magazine

In Seattle, Traffic Is Good For Some

Having some of the worst traffic in the U.S. is actually good for something in Seattle -- dot-com advertising.

21 September 2000 - 11:00am

Wall St. Journal

First Digital Housing Community?

A digital housing project is being builtnear Seattle. Some are calling it the first digital housing community.

4 September 2000 - 5:00am

Inman News

Experiments in New Urbanism: Planning or Fantasy?

Oregon is experimenting with a new urban village in Orenco. Right now it's just a field of grass with a railway station. Is this planning, or fantasy?

9 July 2000 - 11:30am

The New York Times