Puget Sound Regional Council
Port of Seattle Unveils 31-Project Blueprint to Expand SEA for 56 Million Passengers by 2032
The Port’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement opens public comment on a sweeping near-term expansion anchored by a second terminal and 19 new gates....
Bellevue Reopens Its Downtown Playbook as Eastside Office Market Pulls Tenants From Seattle
City Council initiates Downtown Livability 2.0, a rewrite of the 2017 land use code aimed at the next wave of high-rise development across...
Tacoma’s Missing Middle Bet Pays Off: Permits Jump 39%, Units Surge 62% in First Year of Rezone
Home In Tacoma is producing density gains even as building permits across the broader Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue region fall 17.3 percent year-over-year — a divergence...
Downtown Seattle Hits 109,845 Residents and 317,000 Jobs as Urban Core Recovery Accelerates
The Downtown Seattle Association’s 2026 Economic Report and State of Downtown event show foot traffic, visitor counts, and public safety metrics improving across...
Puget Sound Region Secures $8.4MM in Federal Transit Funding for FIFA World Cup 2026 at Lumen Field
Sound Transit, King County Metro, and Washington State Ferries to coordinate multimodal strategy as Seattle prepares to welcome an estimated 750,000 visitors this...
Seattle’s U District Posts 37.4 Million Annual Visits as Housing, Transit, and Small Business Investment Accelerate
A new economic report from the U District Partnership documents record foot traffic, a 47 percent population surge since 2010, a 27 percent...
Bellevue Launches Sweeping 2026-2027 Land Use Workplan Targeting Thousands of New Housing Units
The City’s joint planning initiative spans more than 30 projects across zoning reform, neighborhood planning, and state mandate compliance as Bellevue pursues growth...
7 Brew Coffee Targets Pacific Northwest Expansion as Drive-Thru Competition Intensifies
Fast-growing Arkansas-based chain seeks high-traffic sites in Washington and Northern Idaho amid surging demand for convenience-focused beverage concepts The drive-thru coffee wars are...
Sound Transit Faces Financial Reckoning with $148 Billion Enterprise Initiative
Agency launches comprehensive review to address massive cost overruns while maintaining commitment to regional transit expansion Sound Transit unveiled its ambitious “Enterprise Initiative”...
Washington State Emerges as Major Space Industry Hub with 20% Job Growth Despite Blue Origin Setback
Washington’s space sector adds 1,300 jobs this year, outpacing national trends as state challenges traditional aerospace powerhouses Washington State’s space industry is experiencing...
City of Tacoma Secures Over $10.6MM in Grants for Critical Infrastructure Projects
TACOMA, Wash. – The City of Tacoma has been awarded a total of $10,627,945 in grant funding for six needed infrastructure projects across...
Seattle Led the Nation with 6.2% GDP Growth in 2023
The Seattle metropolitan area topped the list for economic growth among major U.S. cities last year, according to new data from the U.S....
