Midweek Roundup: Urbanist Mayor
by Nathan Dickey from Seattle Transit Blog on (#72N5G)
On January 2, Katie Wilson was sworn in as Mayor of Seattle by the Transit Fairy. Coverage of the ceremony: The Urbanist called her Seattle's Unabashed Urbanist Mayor. The Stranger thought she came in strong [good]. The Seattle Times ($) quotes Wilson's slogan This is your city". PubliCola celebrates Wilson's thesis we need bread, but we need roses too".
Transportation:- Bus stop improvements planned for future Judkins Park Station (Metro Matters)
- WSDOT Eyes Major Transformation for SR 99 in Snohomish County (The Urbanist)
- Sound Transit's blog has started a new series called The Download", in which CEO Dow Constantine muses on the agency's past and present work (The Platform)
- 10 million rides: Seattle bike & scooter share sets new record in 2025 (SDOT Blog)
- Symphony Station pulses with big-city energy and early digital artworks (The Seattle Times, $)
- WA Gov. Ferguson's ferry plan tested by broken boats (The Seattle Times, $)
- $126M incentive program for zero-emission trucks nears launch in WA (KUOW)
- Ferguson's 2026 Budget Queues Steep Cuts, Pushes Millionaires Tax to 2029 (The Urbanist)
- Five projections for Seattle's real estate market in 2026 (The Seattle Times, $)
- Tacoma Turns to Builder Impact Fees to Bolster Transportation Funding (The Urbanist)
- Op-Ed: Why Kitsap County Can't Stop Sprawling (The Urbanist)
- Downtown Seattle retail upheaval? Ross is out, Nordstrom Rack moving (The Seattle Times, $) Jon Talton shared his perspective, too.
This is an Open Thread.