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To slow growth, some Washington cities halt development
All that blue didn't go down so well. A few years ago in Issaquah, out-of-state developers built a
Kristen M. Clark
Kristen M. Clark is a former staff reporter at Crosscut, who covered the changing region of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. Previously, she covered the Florida Legislature and state government in t
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Honk if you hate Seattle’s new traffic culture
In the Puget Sound region, old and new driving habits are merging — poorly.
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Seattle’s new tiny house village for the homeless — women only
Whittier Heights Village will be the city’s eighth tiny house community, but the first that’s for only one gender.
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Seattle U prof: City can’t solve homelessness without courage
Students’ new research highlights ideas, best practices to address crisis.
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Growth’s impact on Lake Union: More flights — and a seaplane runway
A long-awaited airstrip of sorts will arrive in late May, as a new Seattle-Vancouver, B.C. flight takes off.