Is a head tax a good idea for Seattle? Would a tax credit that encourages businesses to donate to social services be more effective in solving the city's affordability and homelessness crisis... Amina Al-Sadi Play AudioListen 14 mins
This corner won't have light rail but it could get affordable housing Nonprofit developers plan to build more than 300 affordable apartments in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood. The project is slated to go on surplus land... Kate OConnell Play AudioListen 2 mins
Homeless, and now campless, in Seattle's Ravenna neighborhood Charlie Blackwood was running off three hours of sleep and seven cups of coffee when he packed up his belongings. He had been living with seven other... Megan Farmer Play AudioListen 2 mins
The tragic story behind Seattle’s biggest cemetery Seattle’s biggest cemetery begins with a tragic story. Kate OConnell Play AudioListen 5 mins
Seattle parking may be getting better — or worse — depending on who you ask The Seattle City Council has approved a set of changes on where people can park in the city. The idea: make better use of the parking lots we have and... Paige Browning Play AudioListen 2 mins
These Seattle apartments are being built in Boise, Idaho. Here’s why The apartment complex at Aurora and North 109th Street in Seattle was built on the cheap. Joshua McNichols Play AudioListen 3 mins
Aurora Ave used to be kind to the auto industry. No longer Aurora Avenue North is a place where you can buy a car, sell a car or get fancy rims for your tires. If your vehicle has ever been towed in north... Joshua McNichols Play AudioListen 5 mins
Kids are braving Seattle's Aurora Avenue — as pedestrians Before there was I-5, there was Highway 99. Joshua McNichols Play AudioListen 5 mins
Seattle's last frontier: KUOW begins its reporting along Aurora Avenue Commuters — in 43,000 cars every weekday — see Aurora Avenue as a river. Pedestrians trying to cross from one side to the other see it as a wall. In... Kim Malcolm Play AudioListen 6 mins
Seattle's affordable housing plan elicits mixed feelings from neighborhoods Residents of north Seattle want affordable housing, but are skeptical of the city’s plan to get that housing built by encouraging more development. That... Joshua McNichols Play AudioListen 1 min