Category: News
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…
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…
Does Your Code Provide Homelessness Solutions?
“Sometimes it’s easy to walk by because we know we can’t change someone’s whole life in a single afternoon. But what we fail to realize…
Homelessness & Housing Toolkit Provides Best Practices, Real-World Examples for Washington Cities
MRSC and the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) have recently partnered to produce the Homelessness & Housing Toolkit for Cities in order to document methods being employed…
Youth Council making strides in creating activities, options for teens
Less than half a year after its inception the Arlington Youth Council is already creating activities for youth, such as art competitions, and supporting more…
San Jose Tackles Challenge of Digital Equity
As the Capital of Silicon Valley, San José is the “center of the universe” for innovation and disruptive technologies powered by the Internet economy. The…
27 Actions Cities Can Take to Realize the Benefits of Shared-Use Mobility
From the launch of electric bikesharing systems to the rise of new carpooling concepts and microtransit services like Bridj and Chariot, cities today are facing…