Who is going to create a rendering of the Beaux Arts Village skyscraper

The tiny enclave of Beaux Arts Village (pop. 310) is on the cusp of triggering the Builder's Remedy next week, unless the town council approves interim zoning changes that get the city into compliance with the Growth Management Act.

Next Wednesday, the Pioneer Square Preservation Board is set to discuss commenting on Alexis Mercedes Rinck's amendment (approved in committee last month but awaiting final approval) that gave the City Traffic Engineer the power to circumvent historic boards in specific instances.

Seattle's light rail ridership growth really has been meteoric.

Last week, not one but two audits on Seattle's surveillance apparatus dropped. Such sloppy implementation of this surveillance program, especially the SDOT traffic cameras and private cameras, is troubling and doesn't appear to take community concerns seriously.

The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce is on board with increasing the sales tax and adding a car tab, with conditions: -Keep funding the $75M Spring Boulevard project -Increase the "Underperforming Intersections fund" -Protect "vehicular capacity" projects -Keep sales tax revenue out of neighborhoods

This 0.01% countywide sales tax was just adopted by the King County Council on a 6-3 vote, with CMs Dunn, Perry, and von Reichbauer opposed. It is set to take effect on January 1.

The Bellevue Council is considering a potential 0.1% sales tax and $20 car tab for transportation in a budget work session tonight. Kemper Development is here asking for those new dollars to be focused on road capacity, calling bike and pedestrian improvements "lower demand infrastructure."

“a significant number of existing bus stops were on the table to be eliminated, … longer walks to access transit than they do today, and people with disabilities might lose access altogether.” So many people that rely on the 7 could loose access to a necessary local route