Midweek Roundup: ‘condos’

Posted Wednesday, October 28, 2026 6:00 am

Nathan Dickey (via Seattle Transit Blog)

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News and commentary from the past week or so.

News:

King County Council Committee Reviews Plan to Replace Route 7 With RapidRide (South Seattle Emerald).
Council Supermajority Passes New Licensing Law That Will Gradually Ban RVs in Seattle (PubliCola).
Council unanimously approves bill outlining safety role of Traffic Engineer, tasks departments with drafting rules to require truck side guards for city contractors (Seattle Bike Blog).
Safer connections to Rainier Beach schools now open along S Henderson St (SDOT Blog).
Coming soon near Ballard Locks: $600K waterfront ‘condos’ for hypercars and superyachts (The Seattle Times, $; free via SPL).
Most Puget Sound Cities Aren’t Keeping Up With Housing Growth Targets (The Urbanist). Here’s an alternate title: Seattle Can’t Carry The Entire Region’s Housing Slack.
Downtown Highrise Project Still Under Fire as Design Gets Revised Taller (The Urbanist).
Wilson Pledges ‘Striking Progress’ With Homelessness Shift (The Urbanist); additional coverage in PubliCola.

Commentary:

The Roundup: Bringing Your Voices On Board for Our Bus Coverage (South Seattle Emerald). SSE author Mike Davis is against turning Route 7 into the planned RapidRide R.
FYI Guy: Seattle ranks third among U.S. cities for kitchenless rentals (The Seattle Times, $; free via SPL).
Greater Seattle: Wilson’s Sweeps and Nelson’s Disappearing $30,000 (PubliCola)
Pike Place Market Halloween (Seattle Now & Then)

This is an Open Thread.

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