Gentrification looms ahead for South Park. These businesses are trying to stay put Seattle’s South Park neighborhood sits on the bank of the polluted Duwamish river, flanked by industry and split in two by Highway 99. This is a... Kate OConnell Play AudioListen 4 mins
Living in Seattle: Why do we come, why do we stay? Seattle is a growing city. Roads have gotten more congested, trails more crowded and housing prices have been on a steady climb up. So what brings... Amina Al-Sadi Play AudioListen 21 mins
Hundreds of senior citizens will soon be walking highway 99 in Tukwila The city of Tukwila has spent years trying to turn a section of old highway 99 into a dense, walkable neighborhood. But it’s not easy to redefine a road... Joshua McNichols Play AudioListen 5 mins
When seniors are priced out, they end up warehoused on Aurora Victoria Marshall was born in 1945, and she’s full of stories. She can talk about the four years she was homeless, about raising kids, or about her deep... Joshua McNichols Play AudioListen 5 mins
What the Seattle City Council learned just two weeks before the head tax vote The bloom is off the boom. Carolyn Adolph Play AudioListen 2 mins
Seattle just voted for a shrunken ‘head tax’ The head tax is happening — but the weakened version passed by the Seattle City Council today won't address the scale of the housing crisis, some... Sydney Brownstone Play AudioListen 2 mins
A compromise on Seattle's head tax, but how will the money be spent? A compromise has been struck over the controversial proposed Head Tax by the Seattle City Council. Over the weekend Councilmember Lorena Gonzalez worked... Amina Al-Sadi Play AudioListen 11 mins
Does everyone deserve to live in Seattle? Because that's what we're talking about Is Seattle the sort of place where, if you can’t afford it, there’s no room for you? Carolyn Adolph Play AudioListen 5 mins
Answering your questions on the proposed Head Tax Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan is not ready to support the proposed employee head tax. This is the proposal for a per-employee tax on the city's highest... Amina Al-Sadi Play AudioListen 25 mins
Developers are building affordable housing in Seattle – very, very slowly Three years ago, the city told developers: You can either pay into a fund or build affordable housing units yourselves. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
