Thursday, June 7, 2007

Thursday Compendium

Development
Future affordable housing funding requiring green standards [PI, June 7]
Qwest Field North Lot development moves forward [Times, June 5]
Stone Way QFC project stalled; currently a big pit [Times, June 5]
Related: Pending groceries in West Seattle [WSB, June 5]

Neighborhood
Georgetown: Neighbors talking trash with city [PI, June 7]
CD: A story (about change & race) [Stranger, June 6]
Related: CD story correction [Slog, June 7]
Mossback finds his n'hood: N. Dakota (Leave already!) [Crosscut, June 4]
WS: Current and potential condo conversions [WSB, June 3]

Municipal/Zoning/Politics
Wanted: Seattle City Council candidates, not weenies [Times, June 7]
Related: Idiot, you kicked out the cool kids! [Slog, June 7]
Related: Limited interest in City Council races [PI, June 4]
Meanwhile, Seattle Port Commissioner race gets crowded [Slog, June 7]
City Council campaign funds & strip club zoning [Stranger, June 6]
New initiative from Dick's owner: More talk? [Times, June 5]
State doubles funding to protect public lands [PI, June 4]
Related: Where that funding is going on the Eastside [Times, June 7]
1m in Sno Co. by 2040 (King Co. projections too) [Herald, June 4]
Middle class moving out/what's middle class? [PI, June 4]

Transportation
(I can't cover the light rail/RTID debate; there's too much.)
Kemper Freeman against Bellevue light rail? (Why?) [Times, June 7]
UW, Sound Transit agree on extension for $1.6 billion [PI, June 7]
The other tunnel debate: Bellevue's preferred light rail [Crosscut, June 5]
Related: Some Bellevue LR planning alternatives [Orphan Road, June 6]

Market
Links to/reviews of all the monthly market articles [SeaBub, June 7]
Best Sunday real estate ads [UrbnLvn, June 7]

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