Downtown Seattle

In the next couple of years the Alaskan Way Viaduct will be torn down and the Seattle waterfront will open up in a whole new way. Gone will be the…

An urban planning professor at UCLA examines congestion pricing and its impact on the poor. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan proposed the idea last week. Ask…

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has unveiled a dozen initiatives aimed at tackling the city's persistent carbon problem. Congestion pricing, also known as…

Construction on the first phase of the Space Needle's Century Project will be complete in May of 2018. When the project is done, the 55-year-old landmark…

Smith Tower, Seattle's oldest skyscraper, is getting some renovations this spring. The tower’s old-fashioned manual elevators will be upgraded, and that…

Seattle will get an additional $60 million in public benefits, including affordable housing and bike lanes, as part of the proposed expansion of the…

The second summer of painting is complete for the Sodo Track mural project, with 26 artists painting on 14 properties.The project, when complete after…

Millions of people across the world believe in ghosts or have had a paranormal experience. RadioActive’s Diego Villarroel and Carlin Bills delve deep into…

Seattleites love to blame outsiders for skyrocketing housing prices.In the 1990s, it was Californians. Today, it’s Chinese investors and their notorious…

Route 150 pulls up to the University Street station in the downtown Seattle transit tunnel. On board, passenger Marci Carpenter listens for her stop.“When…