Author: haley.hughes
High-rises in the Chinatown ID? Fear that development could erase neighborhood’s culture
Standing on the corner of 12th Avenue South and South Jackson Street, Tam Nguyen can picture the changes that he fears may be coming to…
Reduce, Reuse … Repair? Pacific Northwest Fix-It Movement Grows
Paul Savino’s first patient of the day collapsed under the weight of an overgrown child. He’s seen these symptoms before. “What we have here are…
Mapping America’s Intractable Homelessness Problem
America has an enduring homelessness problem, with incredible human and economic costs. When they’re acknowledged, homeless people are routinely shunned and criminalized, and often considered…
Can Tiny Houses In People’s Backyards Help Alleviate The Homelessness Crisis?
If you own a house in Portland, Oregon, the county government wants to make you a deal: It will build you a free tiny house…
How Seattle Is Dismantling a NIMBY Power Structure
For decades, activist homeowners have held virtual veto power over nearly every decision on Seattle’s growth and development. In large and small ways, these homeowners,…
Good Schools, Affordable Homes: Finding Suburban Sweet Spots
For better or worse, it’s common for city-dwelling families that reach a certain size to make the leap to the suburbs for more space and…
Work in Seattle? Six months of paid family leave may soon be an option
Attention new parents: By 2020, Seattle could require all businesses in its city limits to offer you six months of paid time off. The proposal…
WCMER and Metro Center Evaluation Internship
Objective To establish a robust evaluation plan for the WSU Metro Center, based on qualitative and quantitative data, which can also incorporate evaluating the WCMER…
It’s not your imagination: bike sharing systems are popping up all over the place
When I was in grad school at the University of Montana back in the late 1990s, they launched a small bike sharing system as an…
Early Exposure to Public Transportation Can Lead to More Sustainable Travel Later in Life
Imagine a thirty-something born and bred New Yorker who packs up and move to Los Angeles. As a stereotypical New Yorker, she used transit or…